Author: PennsylvaniaPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 6205
Book Description
Payment for Benjamin Franklin for presents and charges at Carlisle Treaty; May 31, 1754
Author: PennsylvaniaPayment to Benjamin Franklin for presents and charges at Albany Treaty; May 31, 1754
Author: PennsylvaniaPayment to Benjamin Franklin "for the Present and Charges at Carlisle [and Albany] Treaty;" Aug. 15, 1754
Author: PennsylvaniaPayment to Benjamin Franklin for printing second volume of votes; May 31, 1754
Author: PennsylvaniaPayment to Benjamin Franklin to defray the charges to Albany; Aug. 15, 1754
Author: PennsylvaniaThe Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3
Author: J. A. Leo LemayPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812291417
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 769
Book Description
Described as "a harmonious human multitude," Ben Franklin's 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—a genius in all fields and a bit of a magician in some. Volume 3 begins in the year 1748, when Franklin was known in Pennsylvania as clerk of the Pennsylvania Assembly and in the Middle Colonies as the printer and editor of Poor Richard's Almanac and the Pennsylvania Gazette, the best-known colonial publications. By the middle of 1757, where this volume leaves off, he had become famous in Pennsylvania as a public-spirited citizen and soldier in the conflicts of the Seven Years' War; well known throughout America as a writer, politician, and the most important theorist and patriot of the American empire; and renowned in the western world as a natural philosopher. This volume tells the story of that transformation.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin FranklinPublisher: First Avenue Editions ™
ISBN: 1512405264
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Between 1771 and 1790, American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin sat down to record the important events of his life, from his childhood in Boston to his work as a printer in Philadelphia, to his trips to Paris and his plans for the first public library. The story of the invention of the Franklin stove, the first Poor Richard's Almanac, and his experiments with electricity are all included here. His "Project for Moral Perfection"—a list of desirable virtues and steps to achieve them—influenced the modern self-help genre. Hundreds of years later, Franklin's account of his rise from middle-class obscurity to become a world-renowned scholar and civic figure continues to promote the American Dream. First published in 1791, this unabridged version of Franklin's autobiography is taken from the 1909 copyright edition.
Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin FranklinThe Works of Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin FranklinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Prominent Families of New York
Author: Lyman Horace WeeksPublisher:
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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