| Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack Contributor(s): Franklin, Benjamin (Author), Barry, Dave (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 067964038X ISBN-13: 9780679640387 Publisher: Random House Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2000 Annotation: Franklin's Autobiography is one of the most famous works in American literature. He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son, but soon it was transformed into a work of history, both personal and national, revealing Franklin as the man who, as Herman Melville said, possessed "deep worldly wisdom and polished Italian tact, gleaming under an air of Arcadian unaffectedness. "From the Hardcover edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Essays - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Reference | Quotations |
| Dewey: 818.102 |
| LCCN: 99086613 |
| Lexile Measure: 710 |
| Series: Modern Library Humor and Wit |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.35 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Franklin's Autobiography is one of the most famous works in American literature. He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son, but soon it was transformed into a work of history, both personal and national, revealing Franklin as the man who, as Herman Melville said, possessed "deep worldly wisdom and polished Italian tact, gleaming under an air of Arcadian unaffectedness. |