Autobiography, Poor Richard, and later writings / Benjamin Franklin

Public ISBD Titre : Autobiography, Poor Richard, and later writings Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Benjamin Franklin, Auteur ; J. A. Leo Lemay, Editeur scientifique Editeur : New York [États-Unis] : Library of America Année de publication : 1997 Collection : Literary classics of the United States num. 37B Importance : 816 p. Présentation : couv. Ill. Format : 21 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-883011-53-6 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- Avant 1775 ; Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) ; Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) -- Biographies -- États-Unis ; Hommes d'État -- États-Unis -- Biographie Index. décimale : 973.2 Résumé : This collection of Franklin's works begins with letters sent from London (1757--1775) describing the events and diplomacy preceding the Revolutionary War. The volume also contains political satires, bagatelles, pamphlets, and letters written in Paris (1776--1785), where he represented the revolutionary United States at the court of Louis XVI, as well as his speeches given in the Constitutional Convention and other works written in Philadelphia (1785--1790), including his last published article, a searing satire against slavery. Also included are the prefaces to Poor Richard's Almanack (1733--1758) and their worldly, pungent maxims that have entered our American culture. Finally, the Autobiography, Franklin's last word on his greatest literary creation -- his own invented personality -- is presented here in a new edition Note de contenu : Letters from London, 1757-1775 -- Paris, 1776-1785 -- Philadelphia, 1785-1790 -- Poor Richard's almanack 1733-1758 Autobiography, Poor Richard, and later writings [texte imprimé] / Benjamin Franklin, Auteur ; J. A. Leo Lemay, Editeur scientifique . - New York (États-Unis) : Library of America, 1997 . - 816 p. : couv. Ill. ; 21 cm. - (Literary classics of the United States; 37B) . ISBN : 978-1-883011-53-6 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- Avant 1775 ; Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) ; Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) -- Biographies -- États-Unis ; Hommes d'État -- États-Unis -- Biographie Index. décimale : 973.2 Résumé : This collection of Franklin's works begins with letters sent from London (1757--1775) describing the events and diplomacy preceding the Revolutionary War. The volume also contains political satires, bagatelles, pamphlets, and letters written in Paris (1776--1785), where he represented the revolutionary United States at the court of Louis XVI, as well as his speeches given in the Constitutional Convention and other works written in Philadelphia (1785--1790), including his last published article, a searing satire against slavery. Also included are the prefaces to Poor Richard's Almanack (1733--1758) and their worldly, pungent maxims that have entered our American culture. Finally, the Autobiography, Franklin's last word on his greatest literary creation -- his own invented personality -- is presented here in a new edition Note de contenu : Letters from London, 1757-1775 -- Paris, 1776-1785 -- Philadelphia, 1785-1790 -- Poor Richard's almanack 1733-1758

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Benjamin Franklin / Edmund S. Morgan

Public ISBD Titre : Benjamin Franklin Titre original : Benjamin Franklin Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Edmund S. Morgan (1916-2013), Auteur ; Monique Berry (19..-....), Traducteur Editeur : [Paris] [France] : Nouveaux Horizons Année de publication : 2005 Titres uniformes : Benjamin Franklin Importance : 245 p. Présentation : couv. ill en coul. Format : 24 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-2-915236-05-7 Note générale : Index Langues : Français (fre) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) ; Hommes d'État -- États-Unis -- Biographie Index. décimale : 923 Résumé : Benjamin Franklin is perhaps the most remarkable figure in American history: the greatest statesman of his age, he played a pivotal role in the formation of the American republic. He was also a pioneering scientist, a best selling author, the country's first postmaster general, a printer, a bon vivant, a diplomat, a ladies' man, and a moralist-and the most prominent celebrity of the eighteenth century. Franklin was, however, a man of vast contradictions, as Edmund Morgan demonstrates in this brilliant biography. A reluctant revolutionary, Franklin had desperately wished to preserve the British Empire, and he mourned the break even as he led the fight for American independence. Despite his passion for science, Franklin viewed his groundbreaking experiments as secondary to his civic duties. And although he helped to draft both the Declaration of Independence and the American Constitution, he had personally hoped that the new American government would take a different shape. Unraveling the enigma of Franklin's character, Morgan shows that he was the rare individual who consistently placed the public interest before his own desires Benjamin Franklin = Benjamin Franklin [texte imprimé] / Edmund S. Morgan (1916-2013), Auteur ; Monique Berry (19..-....), Traducteur . - [Paris] (France) : Nouveaux Horizons, 2005 . - 245 p. : couv. ill en coul. ; 24 cm. ISBN : 978-2-915236-05-7 Oeuvre : Benjamin Franklin Index Langues : Français (fre) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) ; Hommes d'État -- États-Unis -- Biographie Index. décimale : 923 Résumé : Benjamin Franklin is perhaps the most remarkable figure in American history: the greatest statesman of his age, he played a pivotal role in the formation of the American republic. He was also a pioneering scientist, a best selling author, the country's first postmaster general, a printer, a bon vivant, a diplomat, a ladies' man, and a moralist-and the most prominent celebrity of the eighteenth century. Franklin was, however, a man of vast contradictions, as Edmund Morgan demonstrates in this brilliant biography. A reluctant revolutionary, Franklin had desperately wished to preserve the British Empire, and he mourned the break even as he led the fight for American independence. Despite his passion for science, Franklin viewed his groundbreaking experiments as secondary to his civic duties. And although he helped to draft both the Declaration of Independence and the American Constitution, he had personally hoped that the new American government would take a different shape. Unraveling the enigma of Franklin's character, Morgan shows that he was the rare individual who consistently placed the public interest before his own desires

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