Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758Newly set into type expressly for the members of the Limited Editions Club, 1964 - Almanacs, American - 300 pages |
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Franklin's own time of prosperity was just beginning in the year when he initiated Poor Richard's Almanack . He had paid off his debts and opened a shop near the Philadelphia market place , selling books , paper and parchment , perfumed ...
Franklin's own time of prosperity was just beginning in the year when he initiated Poor Richard's Almanack . He had paid off his debts and opened a shop near the Philadelphia market place , selling books , paper and parchment , perfumed ...
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In my last Year's Almanack I mention'd , that the visible Eclipses of this Year , 1736 , portended some great & surprizing Events relating to these Northern Colonies , of which I purposed this Year to speak at large .
In my last Year's Almanack I mention'd , that the visible Eclipses of this Year , 1736 , portended some great & surprizing Events relating to these Northern Colonies , of which I purposed this Year to speak at large .
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igé quase 1740 pas Poor Richard's Almanack , & c . OCTOBER 7. 1739 . Courteous READER , Y OU may remember that in my first Almanack , published for the , Year 1733 , I predicted the Death of my dear Friend Titan Leeds , Philomat . to ...
igé quase 1740 pas Poor Richard's Almanack , & c . OCTOBER 7. 1739 . Courteous READER , Y OU may remember that in my first Almanack , published for the , Year 1733 , I predicted the Death of my dear Friend Titan Leeds , Philomat . to ...
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| Title | Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758 Masterpieces of American literature |
| Author | Benjamin Franklin |
| Illustrated by | Norman Rockwell |
| Contributors | Van Wyck Brooks, Limited Editions Club, Sign of the Stone Book (Firm) |
| Publisher | Newly set into type expressly for the members of the Limited Editions Club, 1964 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Mar 2008 |
| Length | 300 pages |
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