Benjamin Franklin recalls his life--as a rebellious runaway apprentice to a successful leader, as printer and journalist, social and political reformer, scientist and philosopher.
Statesman Benjamin Franklin recalls his life, from his youth as a rebellious runaway apprentice, to successful leader, printer and journalist, social and political reformer, scientist, and philosopher.
Describes major literary characters from William Hill Brown's The Power of Sympathy (1789) through 1979. Includes an index with characters listed alphabetically by novel.
Presents an annotated edition of Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, begun and abandoned in 1771, continued in 1784, and left unfinished at the time of his death in 1790, and includes an introductory essay that provides information about the statesman and the history of his memoirs.