false 52309 107 <BLOCKQUOTE>"The first book to belong permanently to literature. It created a man." <P>-- From the Introduction</BLOCKQUOTE><P>Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, an editor, and a writer, and he was probably the most successful diplomat in American history. David Hume hailed him as the first great philosopher and great man of letters in the New World.<P>Written initially to guide his son, Franklin's autobiography is a lively, spellbinding account of his unique and eventful life. Stylistically his best work, it has become a classic in world literature, one to inspire and delight readers everywhere.<P> 598905 book 1791 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin total:2445|5:578|4:849|3:714|2:208|1:96| 2445 8940 3789 317 3 33 false false Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 15:33:13 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 11:32:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 3 false false Fri Jul 25 20:25:23 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 20:26:48 -0700 2008 5 2 false false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jan 28 07:26:02 -0800 2009 Sat Aug 01 05:30:16 -0700 2009 “Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” He came from a poor family. His sensible father was of good character. Dr. Franklin was a deist. What God has given man, he purposefully, methodically, and continually used to improve hi...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Mar 02 12:04:14 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 12:17:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 19:03:36 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 09:17:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Mon Sep 03 18:31:55 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 18:38:50 -0700 2007 5 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 22:11:47 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 22:13:44 -0800 2008 4 2 false false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 21:28:24 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 21:30:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 12:13:35 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 17:57:35 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Mar 11 17:56:53 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 17:57:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 20 06:30:35 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 08:13:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 13 17:29:41 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 17:29:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1969 Fri Jul 17 23:44:06 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 00:14:47 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1964 Wed May 27 15:54:50 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 16:20:36 -0700 2009
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I found a few areas of particular interest. First was that Ben realized early in life that he was talented at besting opponents verb...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 04:52:56 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 06:08:52 -0700 2009 more...]]>