Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: with Related Documents / Edition 2
by Benjamin Franklin
This second edition of Franklin's famous autobiography is accompanied by a portfolio of illustrations and an introduction that provides background for students and invites them to think about the work's lasting impact on American society and culture.See more details below
Overview
This second edition of Franklin's famous autobiography is accompanied by a portfolio of illustrations and an introduction that provides background for students and invites them to think about the work's lasting impact on American society and culture.
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9780312404154
- Publisher:
- Bedford/St. Martin's
- Publication date:
- 04/02/2003
- Series:
- Bedford Cultural Editions Series
- Edition description:
- Second Edition
- Pages:
- 208
- Sales rank:
- 278,021
- Product dimensions:
- 5.46(w) x 8.17(h) x 0.40(d)
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
List of Illustrations
PART ONE
Introduction: The Life of Benjamin Franklin
The Road to Success
A Political Life
The History of the Autobiography
PART TWO
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Franklin's First Outline for the Autobiography
PART THREE
Related Documents
1. Plan of Conduct, 1726
2. Poor Richard Improved, 1758
3. Letter to Lord Howe, July 20, 1776
4. Speech in the Convention at the Conclusion of Its Deliberations, September 17, 1787
5. An Address to the Public, November 9, 1789
6. Sidi Mehemet Ibrahim on the Slave Trade, March 23, 1790
APPENDICES
A Franklin Chronology (1706-1790)
Questions for Consideration
Bibliography
Index
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