Poor Richard's Almanac - Softcover

Franklin, Ben

Softcover

ISBN 10: 148414936X ISBN 13: 9781484149362

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

A collection of wise sayings from "Poor Richard's Almanac." Includes a brief biography of Ben Franklin.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack was first published in 1733. Facing heavy competition from similar publications, Franklin took the unusual and controversial approach of injecting witty, unexpected entries between standard tables of tides, planetary motion, weather predictions and other facts. In the debut edition, faithfully reproduced here, he included under the heading Principal Kings of Europe, ""Poor Richard, an American Prince, without subjects, his wife being Viceroy over him, born October 23, 1684, age 49."" The Almanack went on to become the most popular book of it's kind in colonial America and was published annually for the next 25 years. This facsimile offers a unique and entertaining look at 18th century American life and humor.

From the Inside Flap

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.

"From the Hardcover edition.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 148414936X
• ISBN 13: 9781484149362
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 42