{"product_id":"the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-paperback-6","title":"The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Franklin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin Franklin\u003c\/strong\u003e is a man who needs little introduction. He wore many hats over the course of his fascinating life, from that of a printer, to an inventor, to a scientist, to a politician, a founding father and statesman, and even a postmaster-general. He was famous for all of these things in his day, but he was also famed for his keen insight into people and human nature, and his sparkling talent as a conversationalist.Despite his accomplishments, \u003cstrong\u003eFranklin\u003c\/strong\u003e seemed to keep a down-to-earth demeanor, favoring home-spun sayings and simple, direct, honest prose-the kind of prose that shines in this autobiography.The autobiography itself has a long and complex publication history. \u003cstrong\u003eFranklin\u003c\/strong\u003e composed it in fits and spurts between \u003cstrong\u003e1771\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e1790\u003c\/strong\u003e, and never had a chance to complete it, let alone publish it, in his lifetime. It was first published as a poor French translation of an unrevised edition of the manuscript, and then as a heavily-editorialized and inaccurate English edition by \u003cstrong\u003eFranklin\u003c\/strong\u003e's son, \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Temple\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFranklin\u003c\/strong\u003e. In \u003cstrong\u003e1868\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Bigelow\u003c\/strong\u003e purchased the original copy of the autobiography and published the first accurate edition, which is what subsequent publications, including this one, are based on.Though incomplete, this autobiography is a highly readable and fascinating insight into the legendary life of the man some people call the \"First American.\"\u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin Franklin\u003c\/strong\u003e is a man who needs little introduction. He wore many hats over the course of his fascinating life, from that of a printer, to an inventor, to a scientist, to a politician, a founding father and statesman, and even a postmaster-general. He was famous for all of these things in his day, but he was also famed for his keen insight into people and human nature, and his sparkling talent as a conversationalist.Despite his accomplishments, \u003cstrong\u003eFranklin\u003c\/strong\u003e seemed to keep a down-to-earth demeanor, favoring home-spun sayings and simple, direct, honest prose-the kind of prose that shines in this autobiography.The autobiography itself has a long and complex publication history. \u003cstrong\u003eFranklin\u003c\/strong\u003e composed it in fits and spurts between \u003cstrong\u003e1771\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e1790\u003c\/strong\u003e, and never had a chance to complete it, let alone publish it, in his lifetime. It was first published as a poor French translation of an unrevised edition of the manuscript, and then as a heavily-editorialized and inaccurate English edition by \u003cstrong\u003eFranklin\u003c\/strong\u003e's son, \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Temple\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFranklin\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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