Poor Richard: the Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758Newly set into type & printed expressly for the Heritage Press, 1964 - Almanacs, American - 300 pages Wherein are retain'd in their entirety the author's prefaces, proverbs, verses & entertaining remarks ; together with those chronological, historical, and scientific observations which the author has illumin'd with his characteristic wit and wisdom. |
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User Review - DarthDeverell - LibraryThingBenjamin Franklin, under the nom de plume of Richard Saunders, wrote his Poor Richard's Almanacks as a means of dispensing wisdom to readers in addition to the normal advice found in such books. This ... Read full review
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User Review - Salmondaze - LibraryThingWow! Simply wow! Where to begin? Well, to start, Poor Richard is reputedly the first hoax ever pulled over the eyes of a given public. I wonder how long it took for Mr. Saunders to be unmasked as the ... Read full review
Contents
1733 to 1747 3142 | 142 |
1748 to 1758 143291 | 291 |
Notes | 297 |
Newly Set into Type Printed Expressly | 298 |
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| Title | Poor Richard: the Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758 International Collectors Library Masterpieces of American literature Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758, Benjamin Franklin |
| Author | Benjamin Franklin |
| Illustrated by | Norman Rockwell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Newly set into type & printed expressly for the Heritage Press, 1964 |
| Length | 300 pages |
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