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Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

By Benjamin Franklin
Introduction by Dave Barry

By Benjamin Franklin
Introduction by Dave Barry

By Benjamin Franklin
Introduction by Dave Barry

By Benjamin Franklin
Introduction by Dave Barry

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Part of Modern Library Humor and Wit

Part of Modern Library Humor and Wit

Paperback $15.00

May 30, 2000 | ISBN 9780679640387

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Jan 02, 2013 | ISBN 9780307828828

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    About Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard’s Almanack

    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.

    About Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard’s Almanack

    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.

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    About Benjamin Franklin

    BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790) was a printer, writer, inventor, scientist, diplomat, and statesman. JILL LEPORE is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at The New Yorker. Her books include Book of Ages, a… More about Benjamin Franklin

    About Benjamin Franklin

    BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790) was a printer, writer, inventor, scientist, diplomat, and statesman. JILL LEPORE is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at The New Yorker. Her books include Book of Ages, a… More about Benjamin Franklin

    Product Details

    Category: Humor | Nonfiction Classics | Biography & Memoir | Reference

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Modern Library
    May 30, 2000 | 128 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 | ISBN 9780679640387

    Category: Humor | Nonfiction Classics | Biography & Memoir | Reference

    Ebook | $2.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Jan 02, 2013 | 128 Pages | ISBN 9780307828828
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    "If you want the brutal truth, I did not expect to get much useful information out of Poor Richard’s Almanack. I wondered, what could Benjamin Franklin–a guy who has been, no offense, dead for more than two hundred years–possibly have to say that would be relevant to a resident of today’s dot-com world? Plenty, as it turns out."–from the Introduction by Dave Barry

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