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Autobiography and Other Writings: Edited by Russell B. Nye
by Benjamin Franklin
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Ridgeley, West Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Passages are underlined throughout the text. Notes are in some margins. Covers are smudged and age toned. Covers are without creases, tears, or chips. Spine is not creased. Previous owners' names are on the half title page. " The 'Autobiography' is a success story of no small proportions. Franklin knew how to size people up and how to get along with them; he perceived the value of putting one's best face to the world; he saw the advantages of influential friendships." p. x.
Synopsis
Benjamin Franklin, statesman, philosopher, and man of letters, was born in Boston in 1706 of Protestant parents. He entered Boston Grammar School when he was eight and later attended George Brown Ell’s school. When he was twelve his father apprenticed him to his half-brother James as a printer. James was later the publisher of the New England Courant , where Franklin’s first articles, The Dogood Papers , were published before he was seventeen. He went to Philadelphia in 1723 and pursued his trade of printer. He was befriended by William Keith, Governor of Pennsylvania, who offered to help the young man get started in business. Franklin left for England, where he hoped to arrange for the purchase of printing equipment. Arriving in London in 1724, he was soon deserted by Keith, and again turned to printing for a livelihood. His privately printed Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain (1725) introduced him to leading Deists and other intellectuals in London. A year later, he returned to Philadelphia, and by 1730 he had been appointed public printer for Pennsylvania. In 1731 he established the first circulation library in the United States; in 1743-44, The American Philosophical Society. In 1748 he retired from the trade of printer but continued to advise and back his partner and to draw profit from the business. Poor Richard’s Almanack was his most spectacular success as a publisher, having gone through numerous editions and been translated in many languages. During the next thirty-five years he devoted himself largely to politics and diplomacy, but still wrote and engaged in scientific ventures. He resigned as Minister to France in 1785, returned to America, and was elected President of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Still concerned with the rights of the individual, he published papers encouraging the abolition of slavery. He died in Philadelphia in 1790.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grampy's Bookcase
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2bc1403430
- Title
- Autobiography and Other Writings
- Author
- Benjamin Franklin
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Riverside Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1958
- Pages
- 197
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Benjamin Franklin
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About the Seller
Grampy's Bookcase
Biblio member since 2018
Ridgeley, West Virginia
About Grampy's Bookcase
A private collector with over three thousand quality used books. Many books are quite old and cover many topics, particularly history and related social sciences. Included is a large collection of early and mid 20th century books on the history of the labor movement and socialist party in the United States. After a lifetime of collecting, looking for good homes for these prized editions.
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