Franklin Benjamin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Franklin's Autobiography has received widespread praise, both for its historical value as a record of an important early American and for its literary style. It is often considered the first American book to be taken seriously by Europeans as literature.

"He was therefore, feasted and invited to all the court parties. At these he sometimes met the old Duchess of Bourbon, who, being a chess player of about his force, they very generally played together. Happening once to put her king into prize, the Doctor took it. 'Ah,' says she, 'we do not take kings so.' 'We do in America,' said the Doctor."-Thomas Jefferson

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SC Active Business Development SRL
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786069832127
• Artikelnr.: 48201737

Autorenporträt

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (17 January 1706-17 April 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. One of the Founding Fathers, he is also known as the First American for his efforts in unifying the colonies to form today's America.