The Old Mistresses' Apologue
Author | : Benjamin Franklin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 12 |
Release | : 1956-01-01 |
Genre | : Marriage |
ISBN | : 9780939084050 |
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Author | : Benjamin Franklin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 12 |
Release | : 1956-01-01 |
Genre | : Marriage |
ISBN | : 9780939084050 |
Author | : Benjamin Franklin |
Publisher | : West Burke, Vt. : Janus Press |
Total Pages | : 11 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Artists' illustrated books |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Benjamin Franklin |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780192836694 |
Benjamin Franklin's writings represent a long career of literary, scientific, and political efforts over a lifetime. This edition provides a new text of the "Autobiography", established with close reference to Franklin's original manuscript. It also includes a transcription of the 1726 journal.
Author | : Christopher J. Murrey |
Publisher | : Nova Publishers |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781590333846 |
Benjamin Franklin is generally considered one of America's most versatile and talented statesmen, scientists, and philosophers. His achievements include publisher of Poor Richard's Almanac and many articles on political, economic, religious, philosophical and scientific subjects. He was the inventor of bifocals, the Franklin stove, lightening rod, he was one of the signers of the 'Declaration of Independence', and the founder of, what is now the University of Pennsylvania. This book presents a detailed and riveting review of Franklin's life based on excerpts from the renowned 1899 book on Franklin by Sydney George Fisher. This overview is augmented by a substantial selective bibliography, which features access through title, subject and author indexes.
Author | : David Waldstreicher |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 625 |
Release | : 2011-06-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1444342134 |
This companion provides a comprehensive survey of the life, work and legacy of Benjamin Franklin - the oldest, most distinctive, and multifaceted of the founders. Includes contributions from across a range of academic disciplines Combines traditional and cutting-edge scholarship, from accomplished and emerging experts in the field Pays special attention to the American Revolution, the Enlightenment, journalism, colonial American society, and themes of race, class, and gender Places Franklin in the context of recent work in political theory, American Studies, American literature, material culture studies, popular culture, and international relations
Author | : J. A. Leo Lemay |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 665 |
Release | : 2013-06-03 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 081220929X |
Named "one of the best books of 2006" by The New York Sun Described by Carl Van Doren as "a harmonious human multitude," Benjamin Franklin was the most famous American of his time, of perhaps any time. His life and careers were so varied and successful that he remains, even today, the epitome of the self-made man. Born into a humble tradesman's family, this adaptable genius rose to become an architect of the world's first democracy, a leading light in Enlightenment science, and a major creator of what has come to be known as the American character. Journalist, musician, politician, scientist, humorist, inventor, civic leader, printer, writer, publisher, businessman, founding father, philosopher, Franklin is a touchstone for America's egalitarianism. Volume 2 takes Franklin from his marriage in 1730 to his retirement as a printer at the beginning of 1748, examining the mysteries of the illegitimate William Franklin's birth and mother and Franklin's increasing civic activities—starting the Library Company in Philadelphia in 1731, forming Pennsylvania's first volunteer fire company, and becoming an advocate for a clean Philadelphia environment. J. A. Leo Lemay assesses Franklin's numerous writings, attributing to him for the first time a deistic Indian speech, remarking on his use of the second African American persona in journalism, and analyzing his publishing sensation of 1747, The Speech of Miss Polly Baker. These belletristic works are complemented by Franklin's religious, political, and scientific writings, which he produced prodigiously.
Author | : Ronald J. Pestritto |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780739108727 |
American politics in the twentieth century and beyond represents a sharp departure from the political vision of the American founders. This volume looks to the roots of this departure in the political ideas of nineteenth-century America, where the first substantial challenges to the founders' thought arose.
Author | : Benjamin Franklin |
Publisher | : Everyman's Library |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2015-09-08 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1101907606 |
Benjamin Franklin’s account of his rise from poverty and obscurity to affluence and fame has charmed every generation of readers since it first appeared. Begun as a collection of anecdotes for his son, the memoir grew into a history of his remarkable achievements in the literary, scientific, and political realms. A printer, inventor, scientist, diplomat, and statesman, Franklin was also a brilliant writer whose wit and wisdom shine on every page. His Autobiography has deservedly become the most widely read American autobiography of all time—the self-portrait of a quintessential American. Franklin was a remarkably prolific writer, and is equally beloved for his humorous, philosophical, parodic, and satirical writings, parables, and maxims, which he published under an astonishing number of pen names, including Poor Richard, the Busy-Body, and Silence Dogood. This hardcover edition of The Autobiography and Other Writings contains a varied selection of these, including “The Kite Experiment,” “A Parable Against Persecution,” “Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind,” “Rules for Making Oneself a Disagreeable Companion,” and “The Way to Wealth.”
Author | : Michael Kilian |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2015-08-25 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 150401930X |
A historical novel about the Seven Years’ War, a conflict that shaped a young George Washington decades before the American Revolution. On May 28, 1754, the colonial militia surrounded a party of French-Canadian soldiers. With 15 minutes of rifle fire, the colonists slaughtered the French, then allowed Indian guides to take the corpses’ scalps. Observing this grisly scene was a towering young major named George Washington. In the aftermath of the Battle of Jumonville Glen, Washington retreated to Fort Necessity, where he was soon forced to surrender, signing a document claiming responsibility for the assassination of French troops. The result would be the Seven Years’ War—the greatest international conflict the globe had ever seen. It would also be the making of a statesman. In this rousing historical novel, Michael Kilian reconstructs the events in Washington’s life that led to that pivotal day at Jumonville Glen and molded the man who would create a country.
Author | : Nathan R. Kozuskanich |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 2014-10-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 113617432X |
Known for his influential role in the debates that established the founding documents of the United States, Benjamin Franklin was not only an astute politician, but also an Atlantic citizen whose commitment to the American cause was informed by years spent in England and France. The life of this iconic founder provides an ideal opportunity for students to take a closer look at eighteenth century colonial society and the contested formation of the early American nation. In this carefully contextualized account, Nathan R. Kozuskanich considers the many facets of Franklin’s private and public lives, and shows how Franklin grappled with issues that still concern us today: the right to bear arms, the legacy of slavery, and the nature of American democracy. In a concise narrative bolstered by supporting primary documents, Benjamin Franklin: American Founder, Atlantic Citizen introduces students to the world of the burgeoning United States and enables them to understand the journey from imperial colonies to an independent nation dedicated to the premise that all men are created equal.