Benjamin Franklin
1) Writings
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Library of America volume 37
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Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by Viking
Pub. Date
c1987
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Ben Franklin's writings have inspired millions throughout the years, and his advice on how to earn and save money is timeless. The Way to Wealth is a collection of Franklin's essays and personal letters on how to make money, start a business, and save for the future. Essays include Advice to a Young Tradesman," which explains how to run a profitable business; The Whistle," a charming parable on how to prevent greed from trumping...
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Duke Classics
Description
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, which Franklin himself called his Memoirs, is the unfinished record of his life written between 1771 and 1790. It has become one of the most well-known and influential autobiographies in history, and has been praised both as a historical document and a piece of literature in its own right. William Dean Howells declared that "Franklin's is one of the greatest autobiographies in literature, and towers
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D. McKay
Pub. Date
[1970]
Description
A brief biographical sketch of Franklin's life, followed by a collection (published in 1899) of 670 aphorisms, apothegms, or proverbs - short, pithy, instructive sayings - that were scattered throughout the pages of his Poor Richard's Almanack over its 25 years of once-a-year publication (1732-1758). Many of these sayings are familiar to all . . . "a penny saved is a penny earned" . . . "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" . . . but there...
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Voyageur Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Read about the fascinating life of Benjamin Franklin in this beautifully illustrated version of his autobiography. American icon Benjamin Franklin is known for many things: he published the famous Poor Richard's Almanack, helped found the world-famous University of Pennsylvania, and was the first Postmaster General of the United States. His iconography is everywhere. His likeness adorns, among other things, the United States' hundred-dollar bill....