Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Illustrated)BookRix, 2014 M04 22 - 302 páginas Benjamin Franklin's writings represent a long career of literary, scientific, and political efforts over a lifetime which extended nearly the entire eighteenth century. Franklin's achievements range from inventing the lightning rod to publishing Poor Richard's Almanack to signing the Declaration of Independence. In his own lifetime he knew prominence not only in America but in Britain and France as well. This volume includes Franklin's reflections on such diverse questions as philosophy and religion, social |
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (EasyRead Large Bold Edition) Benjamin Franklin Vista previa limitada - 1927 |
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