The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Franklin, Ben (Benjamin)

ISBN 10: 1495446670 / ISBN 13: 9781495446672

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishi, 2014

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers mon0003604654

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A timeless portrait of ambition, self-improvement, and the making of an American icon.

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin offers a firsthand account of one of history’s most remarkable lives—written by the man himself. Inventor, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father, Franklin reflects on his journey from humble beginnings to becoming a symbol of American ingenuity and independence.

With wit, honesty, and practical wisdom, Franklin shares the personal principles that guided his success—self-discipline, curiosity, hard work, and civic responsibility. Along the way, he reveals his philosophies on education, morality, politics, and the pursuit of happiness.

Inside this classic memoir, you’ll discover:

✅ Insight into 18th-century life, politics, and printing
✅ Franklin’s famous “13 virtues” for personal improvement
✅ Stories of invention, diplomacy, and public service
✅ A foundational perspective on American identity and values

Perfect for students, scholars, entrepreneurs, and lifelong learners, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is more than a life story—it’s a manual for personal growth and civic responsibility.

Read the words of the man who helped invent America.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and the glass 'armonica'. He formed both the first public lending library in America and the first fire department in Pennsylvania. Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity; as a writer and spokesman in London for several colonies, then as the first United States Ambassador to France, he exemplified the emerging American nation. Franklin was foundational in defining the American ethos as a marriage of the practical and democratic values of thrift, hard work, education, community spirit, self-governing institutions, and opposition to authoritarianism both political and religious, with the scientific and tolerant values of the Enlightenment. In the words of historian Henry Steele Commager, "In Franklin could be merged the virtues of Puritanism without its defects, the illumination of the Enlightenment without its heat."

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishi
Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
Einband: paperback
Zustand: Very Good