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Written during the most eventful years of Benjamin Franklin's life (1771-90), the Autobiography is one of the most influential memoirs in history. This newly edited Norton Critical Edition includes an introduction that explains the history of the Autobiography within the larger... Read Full Overview

La vida de Benjam?n Franklin es importante para todos, principalmente por el papel que desempe?? en la independencia de los Estados Unidos y en su establecimiento como naci?n. Franklin comparte con Washington los honores de la Revoluci?n y de los acontecimientos que condujeron... Read Full Overview

Blessed with enormous talents and the energy and ambition to go with them, Franklin was a statesman, author, inventor, printer, and scientist. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and later was involved in negotiating the peace treaty with Britain that ended the Revolutionary... Read Full Overview

As such it deserves to be offered to twentieth-century readers in the most accurate form possible, and so it is, in this Norton Critical Edition, the first text to be edited directly from the manuscripts, rather than perpetuating the errors of previous editions.

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Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket

Born in a world that offered him little, Benjamin Franklin crafted an extraordinary life of influence, adventure, and innovation. Through his own words, Franklin unfolds a journey of grit and... Read Full Overview

Famous as a scientist, statesman, philosopher, businessman, and civic leader, Benjamin Franklin was also one of the most powerful and controversial American writers of his time. He has been a subject of intense debate ever since: to Matthew Arnold, he exemplified "victorious... Read Full Overview

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a classic work of American literature that offers a fascinating glimpse into the life and mind of one of the country's founding fathers. Join Benjamin Franklin on his journey from humble beginnings to becoming a renowned statesman,... Read Full Overview

The life of the brilliant and original Benjamin Franklin, in his own words.

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1791) is an unfinished memoir by Benjamin Franklin. Addressing the work to his son William, Franklin intended to provide a private account of his life and accomplishments. Published after his death, however, The Autobiography... Read Full Overview