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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: & Selections from His Other Writings (Modern Library)
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Selections from His Other Writings - Modern Library Author:Benjamin Franklin 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 polishe... more »d Italian tact, gleaming under an air of Arcadian unaffectedness.« less