Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: with Related Documents / Edition 2

by Benjamin Franklin, Louis P. Masur

Overview

This second edition of Franklin's famous autobiography is accompanied by a portfolio of illustrations and an introduction that provides background for students and invites them to think about the work's lasting impact on American society and culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312404154
Publisher:	Bedford/St. Martin's
Publication date:	04/02/2003
Series:	Bedford Cultural Editions Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	5.45(w) x 8.16(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Louis P. Masur is Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University. He has received teaching awards from several universities and is the author of numerous books including The Civil War: A Concise History and Lincoln's Last Speech: Wartime Reconstruction and the Crisis of Reunion. Masur is an elected member of the American Antiquarian Society, the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the Society of American Historians.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
List of Illustrations

PART ONE
Introduction: The Life of Benjamin Franklin

The Road to Success
A Political Life
The History of the Autobiography

PART TWO
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Franklin's First Outline for the Autobiography

PART THREE
Related Documents
1. Plan of Conduct, 1726
2. Poor Richard Improved, 1758
3. Letter to Lord Howe, July 20, 1776
4. Speech in the Convention at the Conclusion of Its Deliberations, September 17, 1787
5. An Address to the Public, November 9, 1789
6. Sidi Mehemet Ibrahim on the Slave Trade, March 23, 1790

APPENDICES

A Franklin Chronology (1706–1790)
Questions for Consideration
Bibliography

Index