The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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Louis P. Masur
Louis P. Masur is Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University. He has received teaching awards from several universities and is the author of numerous books including The Civil War: A Concise History and Lincolns Last Speech: Wartime Reconstruction and the Crisis of Reunion. Masur is an elected member of the American Antiquarian Society, the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the Society of American Historians.
Table of Contents
Preface
List of IllustrationsPart One
INTRODUCTION: The Life of Benjamin Franklin The Road to Success A Political Life The History of the Autobiography
Part Two
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Franklin’s First Outline for the Autobiography
Part Three
Related Documents1. Plan of Conduct, 17262. "The Speech of Miss Polly Baker," 17473. Poor Richard Improved, 17584. Letter to Oliver Neave, Before 1769 5. Letter to Lord Howe, July 20, 1776 6. 6. Speech in the Convention at the Conclusion of Its Deliberations, September 17, 1787 7. An Address to the Public, November 9, 1789 8. Sidi Mehemet Ibrahim on the Slave Trade, March 23, 17909. Auguste de Saint Aubin after a drawing by Charles Cochin, Ben Franklin, 1777 and Benjamin West, Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, 1816
Appendixes
A Franklin Chronology (1706–1790)
Questions for Consideration
Selected Bibliography Index
Product Updates
Authors
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Louis P. Masur
Louis P. Masur is Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University. He has received teaching awards from several universities and is the author of numerous books including The Civil War: A Concise History and Lincolns Last Speech: Wartime Reconstruction and the Crisis of Reunion. Masur is an elected member of the American Antiquarian Society, the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the Society of American Historians.
Table of Contents
Preface
List of IllustrationsPart One
INTRODUCTION: The Life of Benjamin Franklin The Road to Success A Political Life The History of the Autobiography
Part Two
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Franklin’s First Outline for the Autobiography
Part Three
Related Documents1. Plan of Conduct, 17262. "The Speech of Miss Polly Baker," 17473. Poor Richard Improved, 17584. Letter to Oliver Neave, Before 1769 5. Letter to Lord Howe, July 20, 1776 6. 6. Speech in the Convention at the Conclusion of Its Deliberations, September 17, 1787 7. An Address to the Public, November 9, 1789 8. Sidi Mehemet Ibrahim on the Slave Trade, March 23, 17909. Auguste de Saint Aubin after a drawing by Charles Cochin, Ben Franklin, 1777 and Benjamin West, Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, 1816
Appendixes
A Franklin Chronology (1706–1790)
Questions for Consideration
Selected Bibliography Index
Product Updates
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The third edition of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, with Related Documents continues to encourage students to think about the works lasting impact on American society and culture. Louis P. Masur’s introduction is designed to make Franklin accessible and inviting to students. An expanded Related Documents section provides a sample of Franklin’s voluminous writings. Two new documents reveal Franklin at his curious, inventive best, offering readers a glimpse of Franklin outside of the Autobiography. A new visual source pairing invites students to interpret Franklin’s changing image over time, through the works of two different artists. A chronology, questions for consideration, a bibliographic essay, and an index enrich students’ understanding of Franklin, eighteenth-century America, and the rags-to-riches ideal that has played, and continues to play, such a significant role in American history.
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