1850 Life of Benjamin Franklin Autobiography Essays Marriage Slavery Racism



“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”

― Benjamin Franklin



Benjamin Franklin’s famous ‘Autobiography’. This book is often considered Franklin’s best-known book and is an important part of Americana. Originally known as ‘Memoirs’ by Franklin himself, ‘Autobiography’ covers each aspect of Franklin’s life including his studies in French, various letters he wrote while in Paris, the progress of his philosophies and experiments on electricity.



According to the Grolier American 100, Franklin’s ‘Memoirs’ is,

“The most widely read of all American autobiographies, ‘Memoirs’ holds the essence of the American way of life.”



This pre-Civil War era printing of ‘Benjamin Franklin: His Autobiography’ includes the portrait frontispiece of Benjamin Franklin and his essays on observations on war, marriage, chess, nautical affairs, the slave trade, whitewashing, tradesmen and more.



Item number: #11214

Price: $299



FRANKLIN, Benjamin



Benjamin Franklin : his autobiography : with a narrative of his public life and services



New York : Derby & Jackson, 1859.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

[xvi], [2], 549

76 illustrations

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Size: ~9.5in X 6in (23.5cm X 16cm)



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