Bibliograph

The compleated autobiography, by Benjamin Franklin ; compiled and edited by Mark Skousen

Type

Label

The compleated autobiography, by Benjamin Franklin ; compiled and edited by Mark Skousen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-451) and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The compleated autobiography

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

62408566

Responsibility statement

by Benjamin Franklin ; compiled and edited by Mark Skousen

Summary

A lifelong scholar of Benjamin Franklin's life completes the unfinished "Autobiography" with information on Franklin's attitudes about such topics as the Constitutional Convention, slavery, and Thomas Jefferson

Table Of Contents

First mission to England, 1757-62 -- Return to Philadelphia, 1762-64 -- Second mission to England, 1764-75 -- Congress and the Declaration of Independence, 1775-76 -- Minister to France, 1776-78 : the Treaty of Alliance -- Minister to France, 1778-79 : an ambassador's life -- Minister to France, 1779-81 : the war continues -- Minister to France, 1781-83 : Peace Treaty with England -- Minister to France, 1783-85 : my last years in Paris -- The creation of a new nation, 1785-87 -- My final years, 1787 -- Last will and testament of Benjamin Franklin, 1788-89

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Completed autobiography

Classification