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An edition of Autobiography (1791)

The compleated autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

  • 3.80 ·
  • 25 Ratings
  • 246 Want to read
  • 13 Currently reading
  • 26 Have read

Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, an editor, and a writer, and he was probably the most successful diplomat in American history. David Hume hailed him as the first great philosopher and great man of letters in the New World.

Written initially to guide his son, Franklin's autobiography is a lively, spellbinding account of his unique and eventful life. Stylistically his best work, it has become a classic in world literature, one to inspire and delight readers everywhere.

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The compleated autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
2005, Regnery Pub., Distributed to the trade by National Book Network
in English
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The life of Benjamin Franklin
1916, J.B. Lippincott
- 5th ed., rev. and enriched.
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Cover of: The life of Benjamin Franklin
The life of Benjamin Franklin
1916, J.B. Lippincott
- 5th ed., rev. and enriched.
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The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
1896, American book company
in English
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
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Table of Contents

First mission to England, 1757-1762
Return to Philadelphia, 1762-1764
Second mission to England, 1764-1775
Congress and the Declaration of Independence, 1775-1776
Minister to France, 1776-78 : the Treaty of Alliance
Minister to France, 1778-79 : an ambassador's life
Minister to France, 1779-81 : peace treaty with England
Minister to France, 1781-83 : last years in France
Minister to France, 1783-85 : last years in Paris
The creation of a new nation, 1785-87
My final years, 1787
Last will and testament of Benjamin Franklin, 1788-89
Franklin's outline of the autobiography.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Washington, D.C, Lanham, MD
Genre
Biography.
Other Titles
Completed autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
973.3092, B
Library of Congress
E302 .F82 2005, TX951.G479 2005, E302 .F82 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3417637M
Internet Archive
compleatedautobi0000fran
ISBN 10
0895260336
LCCN
2005033949
OCLC/WorldCat
62408566
Library Thing
512120
Goodreads
52312

Excerpts

MY WRITING.
added anonymously.
TWYFORD, at the Bishop of St. Asaph's, 1771.
added anonymously.

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