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" The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin : "
edited with an introduction by Louis P. Masur, Rutgers University.
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BL
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844503
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| Uniform Title
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Autobiography
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| Main Entry
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Franklin, Benjamin,1706-1790
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin : : with related documents /\ edited with an introduction by Louis P. Masur, Rutgers University.
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| Edition Statement
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Third edition.
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| Publication Statement
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Boston :: Bedford/St. Martin's, Macmillan Learning,, [2016]
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, ©2016
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| Series Statement
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The Bedford series in history and culture
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xiii, 206 pages :: illustrations ;; 21 cm.
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1319048994
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: 9781319048990
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198) and index.
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| Contents
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pt. 1. Introduction: the life of Benjamin Franklin. The road to success ; A political life ; The history of the Autobiography -- pt. 2. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Franklin's first outline for the Autobiography -- pt. 3. Related documents. A plan of Conduct, 1726 ; The Speech of Miss Polly Baker, 1747 ; Poor Richard Improved, 1758 ; Letter to Oliver Neave, before 1769 ; Letter to Lord Howe, July 20, 1776 ; Speech in the Convention at the conclusion of its deliberations, September 17, 1787 ; An address to the public, November 9, 1789 ; Sidi Mehemet Ibrahim on the slave trade, March 23, 1790 ; George Edward Perine, Benjamin Franklin, 1860-1885, and Benjamin West, Franklin drawing electricity from the sky, 1805 -- Appendixes. A Franklin chronology (1706-1790) ; Questions for consideration ; Selected bibliography.
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| Abstract
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The third edition of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, with Related Documents continues to encourage students to think about the work's lasting impact on American society and culture. Louis P. Masur{u2019}s introduction is designed to make Franklin accessible and inviting to students. An expanded Related Documents section provides a sample of Franklin{u2019}s voluminous writings. Two new documents reveal Franklin at his curious, inventive best, offering readers a glimpse of Franklin outside of the Autobiography. A new visual source pairing invites students to interpret Franklin{u2019}s changing image over time, through the works of two different artists. A chronology, questions for consideration, a bibliographic essay, and an index enrich students{u2019} understanding of Franklin, eighteenth-century America, and the rags-to-riches ideal that has played, and continues to play, such a significant role in American history.
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Franklin, Benjamin,1706-1790.
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Franklin, Benjamin,1706-1790.
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Statesmen-- United States, Biography.
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Politics and government.
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Statesmen.
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United States, Politics and government, 1775-1783, Sources.
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United States, Politics and government, To 1775, Sources.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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973.3092
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| LC Classification
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E302.6.F7A2 2016b
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Masur, Louis P.
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