Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinH. Holt, 1916 - 346 páginas The autobiography the American philosopher, statesman, and scientist who relates his own rise from obscurity and poverty to eminence and wealth. |
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... . Agent of Pennsylvania in London - APPENDIX Electrical Kite The Way to Wealth The Whistle A Letter to Samuel Mather BIBLIOGRAPHY - 296 - 327 - - 331 336 340 343 ILLUSTRATIONS Franklin at the Court of Louis XVI - · iii.
... . Agent of Pennsylvania in London - APPENDIX Electrical Kite The Way to Wealth The Whistle A Letter to Samuel Mather BIBLIOGRAPHY - 296 - 327 - - 331 336 340 343 ILLUSTRATIONS Franklin at the Court of Louis XVI - · iii.
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... letters charmed all , and made his correspondence eagerly sought . His political arguments were the joy of his party and the dread of his opponents . His scientific discov- eries were explained in language at once so sim- ple and so ...
... letters charmed all , and made his correspondence eagerly sought . His political arguments were the joy of his party and the dread of his opponents . His scientific discov- eries were explained in language at once so sim- ple and so ...
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... letter to his son , William Franklin , was not intended for publication ; and the composition is more informal and the narra- tive more personal than in the second part , from 1730 on , which was written with a view to pub- lication ...
... letter to his son , William Franklin , was not intended for publication ; and the composition is more informal and the narra- tive more personal than in the second part , from 1730 on , which was written with a view to pub- lication ...
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... Letter of the Alphabet to thofe acquainted with Geography , with the Hiftory of under another , which relate to the ... Letter of Meffieurs Wilk and Belcber of the 7th of Fame laft to your Speaker to be pablished . This Letter is faid ...
... Letter of the Alphabet to thofe acquainted with Geography , with the Hiftory of under another , which relate to the ... Letter of Meffieurs Wilk and Belcber of the 7th of Fame laft to your Speaker to be pablished . This Letter is faid ...
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... letters to set up his business in Boston . I liked it much better than that of my father , but still had a hankering for the sea . To prevent the apprehended effect of such an in- clination , my father was impatient to have me bound to ...
... letters to set up his business in Boston . I liked it much better than that of my father , but still had a hankering for the sea . To prevent the apprehended effect of such an in- clination , my father was impatient to have me bound to ...
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