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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 November 2011
    29 September 2011
    ISBN:
    9781139060301
    9781108033411
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139060301
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    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.74kg, 586 Pages
    • Subjects:
    American History: General Interest, Historical Geography, History, Colonial American History, Early Republic and Antebellum History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - North American History
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    Subjects:
    American History: General Interest, Historical Geography, History, Colonial American History, Early Republic and Antebellum History
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    Cambridge Library Collection - North American History
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    Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) is best known as an American revolutionary politician, but he also excelled as a printer, journalist and natural philosopher despite having little formal education. As a statesman, he was the only person to sign all three major documents of American statehood: the Declaration of Independence, the peace treaty with Britain, and the United States constitution. This three-volume set, first published in 1874, was compiled from Franklin's autobiography (covering the period up to 1857) and autobiographical passages from correspondence and other writings. Using Franklin's own words, it tells his remarkable story, which is integral to the political history of America. Franklin's account of self-discipline and motivation remains one of the most popular autobiographies of all time. Volume 1 of Franklin's Life contains his original autobiography, and also describes his experiments with lightning conductors, his opposition to the Stamp Act, and his examination before the House of Commons.

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