Autobiography, and Other WritingsHoughton Mifflin, 1958 - 197 páginas Franklin's writings span a long and distinguished career of literary, scientific, and political inquiry--the work of a man whose life lasted for nearly all of the 18th century, and whose achievements ranged from inventing the lightning rod to publishing Poor Richard's Almanac to signing the Declaration of Independence. In his own lifetime, Franklin knew prominence not only in America but also in Britain and France. Here was a cosmopolitan statesman, public servant, inventor, and editor with a distinctly Yankee sensibility; here was a moral philosopher who divided his faith between the natural sciences and the American experiment. This volume includes Franklin's reflections on such diverse issues as reason and religion, social status, electricity, America's national character and characters, war, and the societal status of women. Also included is a new transcription of his 1726 journal, and several pieces that have only recently been identified as Franklin's work. |
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... country man to us whom he had met in the street enquiring for a printer . All our cash was now expended in the variety of particulars we had been obliged to procure , and this country man's five shillings , being our first fruits and ...
... country man to us whom he had met in the street enquiring for a printer . All our cash was now expended in the variety of particulars we had been obliged to procure , and this country man's five shillings , being our first fruits and ...
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... Country was not yet so ripe for as to encourage private Persons to set it up ; Labour being generally too dear there , and Hands difficult to be kept together , every one desiring to be a Master , and the Cheapness of Lands inclining ...
... Country was not yet so ripe for as to encourage private Persons to set it up ; Labour being generally too dear there , and Hands difficult to be kept together , every one desiring to be a Master , and the Cheapness of Lands inclining ...
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... Country . The almost general Mediocrity of Fortune that prevails in America obliging its People to follow some Business for sub- sistence , those Vices , that arise usually from Idleness , are in a great measure prevented . Industry and ...
... Country . The almost general Mediocrity of Fortune that prevails in America obliging its People to follow some Business for sub- sistence , those Vices , that arise usually from Idleness , are in a great measure prevented . Industry and ...
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The Silence Dogood Papers 1722 | 159 |
The Sale of the Hessians 1777 | 177 |
Speech at the Constitutional Convention 1787 | 196 |
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