false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181623605m/1172493.jpg 1172493 1 Famous as a scientist, statesman, philosopher, businessman, and civic leader, Benjamin Franklin was also one of the most powerful and controversial American writers of his time, and has been a subject of intense debate ever since: to Matthew Arnold, he exemplified "victorious good sense"; to D.H. Lawrence, he was "the first dummy American." Franklin's classic Autobiography is his last word on his greatest literary creation -- his own invented persona, the original incarnation of the American success story.<br><br>For the first time, the authoritative editions of works by major American novelists, poets, scholars, and essayists collected in the hardcover volumes of The Library of America are being published singly in a series of handsome and durable paperback books. A distinguished author has contributed an introduction for each volume, which also includes a detailed chronology of the author's life and career, an essay on the choice of the text, and notes. 1160254 3 1993 Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Bedford Books in American History) total:48|5:11|4:20|3:14|2:3|1:0| 48 183 73 11 2 0 false false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 08:10:15 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 08:14:31 -0700 2009 Also there is much in it that seems very unimportant. I did like finding out about the outline of his life, which i didn't know anything about. but I am gues...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 16:58:11 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 16:58:11 -0700 2009
I also liked the tone used in the book. It's like you're sitting in the same room with a very old Benjamin Franklin, listening to...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 25 15:09:47 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 13:24:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Sun Aug 02 10:37:40 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 23:35:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 16:32:37 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 10:48:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 25 14:21:07 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 13:04:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 30 10:30:42 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 04:01:06 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 10:30:42 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 09:47:41 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 10:59:17 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Feb 19 08:05:10 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 08:07:16 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jun 29 16:23:37 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 16:24:33 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jul 06 15:45:28 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 15:45:46 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Nov 14 18:18:36 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 18:18:36 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 10 20:17:37 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 20:17:37 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Nov 09 12:42:17 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 12:42:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 17:05:01 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 17:05:01 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 29 15:32:40 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 15:33:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991 Thu Oct 15 07:23:04 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 07:23:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 25 23:15:49 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 22:50:40 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 23:15:49 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Oct 13 10:57:21 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 10:57:21 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 07 13:34:05 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 13:34:05 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1172493