The Compleated Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin"Benjamin Franklin's celebrated autobiography, published after his death ... but it was incomplete. Franklin ended his life's story in 1757, when he was only fifty-one. He planned to write more ... but never did. He lived another thirty-three full, eventful, and dramatic years ... Franklin is one of the most fascinating of the Founding Fathers - a polymath like Jefferson, a practical statesman like Washington, and a cynic and wit beyond parallel. Now, at last, in The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin, we finally get the rest of the story, in Franklin's own words. Faithfully compiled and edited from Franklin's papers by Dr. Mark Skousen - Franklin's descendant, acting as his devoted secretary - this is the closest we will ever get to Franklin sitting down in his study in Philadelphia, dipping quill into ink, and finishing his autobiography"--Publisher's description. |
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... Autobiography would have been one of the most remarkable documents ever produced . " -ROBERT W. MOORE " And yet he by no means left the great remainder of his life untold . ” -CARL VAN DOREN * As a young reader , I was fascinated with ...
... Autobiography would have been one of the most remarkable documents ever produced . " -ROBERT W. MOORE " And yet he by no means left the great remainder of his life untold . ” -CARL VAN DOREN * As a young reader , I was fascinated with ...
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... Autobiography is an impossible or inappropriate task . Franklin frequently revised the Autobiography , * Carl Van Doren , Franklin's Autobiographical Writings , vi . * I do not think the spirit of Franklin's history was violated in ...
... Autobiography is an impossible or inappropriate task . Franklin frequently revised the Autobiography , * Carl Van Doren , Franklin's Autobiographical Writings , vi . * I do not think the spirit of Franklin's history was violated in ...
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Benjamin Franklin Mark Skousen. INFLUENCE OF FRANKLIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY Franklin's memoir is considered the most popular autobiography ever written , and certainly the most read . Part One was addressed to his son , William , and more ...
Benjamin Franklin Mark Skousen. INFLUENCE OF FRANKLIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY Franklin's memoir is considered the most popular autobiography ever written , and certainly the most read . Part One was addressed to his son , William , and more ...
Contents
A Continuation of the Account of My Life | 1 |
Preface by Benjamin Franklin 1789 | 21 |
Second Mission to England 176475 31 | 75 |
Copyright | |
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The Compleated Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Mark Skousen,Benjamin Franklin Limited preview - 2005 |
The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin: From 1757 to 1790 Benjamin Franklin No preview available - 2007 |
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