The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Now printed for the first time from the Manuscript as Franklin wrote it, and including his Preliminary Outline
by Franklin, Benjamin
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- Hardcover
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Avon, CT: The Heritage Press, 1951. Hardcover. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. The Heritage Club Sandglass Number IV R: 39 (4 pages) with review of this work laid in.. Sharp, William. xix, 233 p. Includes illustrations. In Slipcase. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Franklin is perhaps the most remarkable figure in American history: the greatest statesman of his age, he played a pivotal role in the formation of the American republic. Unraveling the enigma of Franklin's character, the writing shows that he was the rare individual who placed the public interest before his own desires. This fine edition uses cream-white pwove paper made especially for this Heritage Club volume by the Connecticut Printers of Bloomfield. The paper was produced at the Warren mill in Westbrook, Maine.
Synopsis
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of autobiography ever written.
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- Ground Zero Books (US)
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- 57897
- Title
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Now printed for the first time from the Manuscript as Franklin wrote it, and including his Preliminary Outline
- Author
- Franklin, Benjamin
- Illustrator
- Sharp, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket as issued. The Heritage Club Sandglass Number IV R: 39 (4 pages) with review of this work laid in.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- Avon, CT
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Benjamin Franklin; Carl Van Doren; American Revolution; Inventors; William Franklin; Continental Congress; Pierpont Morgan Library; Poor Richard; William Sharp
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