- Wills, Scientists, Printers, American Maxims
Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, an editor, and a writer, and he was probably the most successful diplomat in American history. David Hume hailed him as the first great philosopher and great man of letters in the New World. Written initially to guide his son, Franklin's autobiography is a lively, spellbinding account of his unique and eventful life. Stylistically his best work, it has become a classic in world literature, one to inspire and delight readers everywhere.
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- warmbleak
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Benjamin Franklin
- First published
- 1892
- Pages
- 214
- Publisher
- Tribeca Books, Whittemore, Niles, and Hall, Bibliotech Press
- Editions
- 679
- Language
- Japanese, Italian, Chinese, Swedish
- ISBN
- 9781103479740
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A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
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