The Compleated Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinRegnery History, 2006 - 484 páginas "Benjamin Franklin's celebrated autobiography, published after his death ... but it was incomplete. Franklin ended his life's story in 1757, when he was only fifty-one. He planned to write more ... but never did. He lived another thirty-three full, eventful, and dramatic years ... Franklin is one of the most fascinating of the Founding Fathers - a polymath like Jefferson, a practical statesman like Washington, and a cynic and wit beyond parallel. Now, at last, in The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin, we finally get the rest of the story, in Franklin's own words. Faithfully compiled and edited from Franklin's papers by Dr. Mark Skousen - Franklin's descendant, acting as his devoted secretary - this is the closest we will ever get to Franklin sitting down in his study in Philadelphia, dipping quill into ink, and finishing his autobiography"--Publisher's description. |
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... obtain military and financial aid from France ) a secret until he met with the French court . + Although Franklin had not yet met with the French court to seek aid , recall that commissioner Silas Deane had successfully obtained some ...
... obtain military and financial aid from France ) a secret until he met with the French court . + Although Franklin had not yet met with the French court to seek aid , recall that commissioner Silas Deane had successfully obtained some ...
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... obtain'd a promise of a loan of 10 million livres to be borrowed in Holland ; but as that borrowing did not succeed , he in fact obtained nothing . Fortunately , good humour and a kind disposition towards us seemed again to prevail . I ...
... obtain'd a promise of a loan of 10 million livres to be borrowed in Holland ; but as that borrowing did not succeed , he in fact obtained nothing . Fortunately , good humour and a kind disposition towards us seemed again to prevail . I ...
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... obtain'd , is in nature a personal thing , and incom- municable to any but those who had some share in obtaining it . Thus among the Chinese , the most ancient , and from long experi- ence the wisest of nations , honour does not descend ...
... obtain'd , is in nature a personal thing , and incom- municable to any but those who had some share in obtaining it . Thus among the Chinese , the most ancient , and from long experi- ence the wisest of nations , honour does not descend ...
Contenido
A Continuation of the Account of My Life | 1 |
Preface by Benjamin Franklin 1789 | 21 |
Second Mission to England 176475 31 | 75 |
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