Author: Benjamin FranklinPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Autograph of Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin FranklinAutograph Letter of Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin FranklinAutobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin: his Autobiography, with a narrative of his public life and services by H. H. Weld
Author: Benjamin FranklinAn Autograph of Benjamin Franklin
Author: Horace Edwin HaydenAutobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin FranklinPublisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Charming self-portrait covers boyhood, work as a printer, political career, scientific experiments, much more. Its openness, honesty, and readable style have made the "Autobiography" one of the great classics of the genre.
Benjamin Franklin
Author: Brenda HaugenPublisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780756508265
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
A biography profiling the life of Benjamin Franklin and his leadership as a politician, scientist, inventor, and printer. Includes source notes and timeline.
The Hunt for History
Author: Nathan RaabPublisher: Scribner
ISBN: 1501198912
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Nathan Raab, America’s preeminent rare documents dealer, delivers a “diverting account of treasure hunting in the fast lane” (The Wall Street Journal) that recounts his years as the Sherlock Holmes of historical artifacts, questing after precious finds and determining their authenticity. A box uncovered in a Maine attic with twenty letters written by Alexander Hamilton; a handheld address to Congress by President George Washington; a long-lost Gold Medal that belonged to an American President; a note that Winston Churchill wrote to his captor when he was a young POW in South Africa; paperwork signed and filled out by Amelia Earhart when she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic; an American flag carried to the moon and back by Neil Armstrong; an unpublished letter written by Albert Einstein, discussing his theory of relativity. Each day, people from all over the world contact Nathan Raab for help understanding what they have, what it might be worth, and how to sell it. The Raab Collection’s president, Nathan is a modern-day treasure hunter and one of the world’s most prominent dealers of historical artifacts. Most weeks, he travels the country, scours auctions, or fields phone calls and emails from people who think they may have found something of note in a grandparent’s attic. In The Hunt for History, “Raab takes us on a wild hunt and deliciously opens up numerous hidden crevices of history” (Jay Winik, author of April 1865)—spotting a letter from British officials that secured the Rosetta Stone; discovering a piece of the first electric cable laid by Edison; restoring a fragmented letter from Andrew Jackson that led to the infamous Trail of Tears; and locating copies of missing audio that had been recorded on Air Force One as the plane brought JFK’s body back to Washington. Whether it’s the first report of Napoleon’s death or an unpublished letter penned by Albert Einstein to a curious soldier, every document and artifact Raab uncovers comes with a spellbinding story—and often offers new insights into a life we thought we knew.
The Benjamin Franklin
Author: Parke-Bernet GalleriesPublisher:
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Category : Art objects
Languages : en
Pages : 69
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