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The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin

Franklin, Benjamin

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Biographies GeneralGeneral ReferenceGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 9354446108
ISBN13: 9789354446108
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 5 2021
Pages: 300
Weight: 0.97
Height: 0.67 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
From runaway apprentice to elder statesman, Benjamin Franklin charts the making of a mind and a nation. Franklin writes with disarming clarity. At once a classic american autobiography and an intimate founding father memoir, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin follows his journey as printer, experimenter, and civic leader, a self-made success story shaped by deliberate habit and reflection. In plain, vivid prose he describes the rhythms of colonial philadelphia life, the everyday business of a working press, and the early tensions of pre revolutionary america, revealing how personal discipline and public spirit can grow side by side. Celebrated as a cornerstone of historical american nonfiction, this work explores virtue and self-improvement not as abstract ideals but as practical tools for living: keeping accounts, managing time, building reputations, founding institutions. It also offers a unique window into science politics and printing as they intertwine in Franklin's world, making it essential reading for american history students, lovers of political thought, and personal growth readers who want to see how character is forged amid real constraints. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Ideal for any american founding fathers collection, this distinguished benjamin franklin autobiography edition speaks both to casual browsers of history and to serious collectors seeking a work that has helped define the story of the United States.

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