A Benjamin Franklin ReaderSimon and Schuster, 2005年6月15日 - 576 頁 A selection of Benjamin Franklin’s writings, with an introduction and commentary by renowned author Walter Isaacson. Selected and annotated by the author of the acclaimed Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, this collection of Franklin’s writings shows why he was the bestselling author of his day and remains America’s favorite founder and wit. Includes an introductory essay exploring Franklin’s life and impact as a writer, and each piece is accompanied by a preface and notes that provide background, context, and analysis. |
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第 1 到 5 筆結果,共 73 筆
第 xiii 頁
... Wrote Marche des Insurgents to commemorate American victory at Saratoga. PETER COLLINSON (1694–1768). London merchant and scientist who helped Franklin set up the library and furnished him with electricity tracts and equipment. FRANCIS ...
... Wrote Marche des Insurgents to commemorate American victory at Saratoga. PETER COLLINSON (1694–1768). London merchant and scientist who helped Franklin set up the library and furnished him with electricity tracts and equipment. FRANCIS ...
第 xiv 頁
... Wrote a history of electricity (1767) that stressed Franklin's work. Isolated oxygen and other gases. SIR JOHN PRINGLE (1707–1782). Physician who became Franklin's close English friend and traveling companion. CATHERINE RAY [GREENE] ...
... Wrote a history of electricity (1767) that stressed Franklin's work. Isolated oxygen and other gases. SIR JOHN PRINGLE (1707–1782). Physician who became Franklin's close English friend and traveling companion. CATHERINE RAY [GREENE] ...
第 xv 頁
... wrote but did not send a famous “you are my enemy” letter to him during the Revolution, but they actually remained friends. BENJAMINVAUGHAN (1751–1835). Franklin's close friend in London, he compiled many of Franklin's papers and helped ...
... wrote but did not send a famous “you are my enemy” letter to him during the Revolution, but they actually remained friends. BENJAMINVAUGHAN (1751–1835). Franklin's close friend in London, he compiled many of Franklin's papers and helped ...
第 3 頁
... wrote his last such piece, a purported speech by a member of the divan of Algiers defending the enslavement of Christians, on his deathbed at eighty-four. After running away from his apprenticeship in Boston at 17, Franklin settled in ...
... wrote his last such piece, a purported speech by a member of the divan of Algiers defending the enslavement of Christians, on his deathbed at eighty-four. After running away from his apprenticeship in Boston at 17, Franklin settled in ...
第 4 頁
... wrote, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. One exception to the chronological order is the Autobiography. He wrote it in four installments, beginning in 1771 and ending in 1789 a year before his death, and I have included it all as one ...
... wrote, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. One exception to the chronological order is the Autobiography. He wrote it in four installments, beginning in 1771 and ending in 1789 a year before his death, and I have included it all as one ...
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The Philadelphia Printer | 43 |
Poor Richard and Friends | 91 |
The Public Citizen | 131 |
Lobbyist in London | 185 |
American Rebel | 257 |
Ambassador in Paris | 267 |
Constitutional Sage | 355 |
The Autobiography | 395 |
About the Author | 553 |
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