{"product_id":"the-autobiography-and-other-writings-9780553210750","title":"The Autobiography and Other Writings","description":"This authoritative Bantam Classic edition presents readers with a wide-ranging selection of Benjamin Franklin's most important writings, illuminating the complex and appealing character of this quintessential American who rose to fame as a publisher, inventor, educator, bon vivant, and statesman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere are selections from Franklin's newspaper articles, from the sage wisdom of \u003ci\u003ePoor Richard's Almanac, \u003c\/i\u003e from his entertaining letters, from his scientific essays, from his political and revolutionary writings, plus a generous sampling of his famous aphorisms, poems, and humor. And, most important, here is a newly edited text of one of the most vital and important works of American literature, the \u003ci\u003eAutobiography\u003c\/i\u003e. As fascinating and as relevant as ever, this timeless collection of writings reveals an extraordinary man whose mind was always curious, always questioning, and who forever remained dedicated to the principles of truth and liberty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-114418\"\u003eBenjamin Franklin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553210750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0553210750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO010000\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO006000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO015000\"\u003eScience \u0026amp; Technology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBENJAMIN FRANKLIN\u003c\/b\u003e (1706-1790) was a printer, writer, inventor, scientist, diplomat, and statesman. \u003cb\u003eJILL LEPORE\u003c\/b\u003e is the David Woods Kemper '41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Her books include \u003ci\u003eBook of Ages\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Award; \u003ci\u003eNew York Burning\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Name of War\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Bancroft Prize;\u003ci\u003e The Mansion of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e, which was short-listed for the 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction; and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of Wonder Woman\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bantam Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43196209168621,"sku":"9780553210750","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_1d7af486-356f-4511-8150-3f56a9128b31.jpg?v=1754392491","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-autobiography-and-other-writings-9780553210750","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}