The Complete Works of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 8: Including His Private as Well as His Official and Scientific Correspondence, and Numerous Letters and ... Included in Any Former Collection Also the - Hardcover

Benjamin Franklin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0483027324 ISBN 13: 9780483027329

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A vivid window into Benjamin Franklin’s private and public life through his correspondence and documents, newly printed and carefully edited for this edition.

Volume 8 collects Franklin’s private and official letters, scientific correspondence, and a wealth of documents now printed for the first time. The book also presents the unmutilated, corrected version of his Autobiography, offering a direct lens into Franklin’s thoughts, diplomacy, and daily work during a pivotal era in American history.

These pages illuminate the behind-the-scenes negotiations, policy debates, and everyday challenges that shaped the birth of the United States. You’ll see Franklin writing to ministers, diplomats, and colleagues, shaping alliances, trade, and ideas that helped define a nation.

• Primary, contemporary letters and documents from 1783–1784, providing unfiltered insight into diplomacy and statecraft.
• In-depth material on finances, diplomacy, emigration, and colonial-era governance as seen through Franklin’s eyes.
• The unmutilated and corrected version of his Autobiography, offering a fuller portrait of the man and his era.
• Editors’ notes and context to help readers understand the historical setting and ramifications of these papers.

Ideal for readers of history, diplomacy, and Franklin’s enduring legacy, as well as students seeking primary-source perspectives on the founding period.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0483027324
• ISBN 13: 9780483027329
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 552