Subject: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 (Keywords)

Franklin's writings represent a long career of literary, scientific and political efforts over a lifetime which extended nearly the entire 18th century. This edition provides a new text of the "Autobiography" and several pieces which have been identified as Franklin's own work.

Benjamin Franklin was a man of vast contradictions, as Edmund Morgan demonstrates in this biography. Seeking to unravel the enigma of Franklin's character, Morgan shows that he was a rare individual who consistently placed the public interest before his own desires.

With a unique focus on the fullness of Benjamin Franklin's life in London, from 1757 to 1775, George Goodwin presents an enthralling portrait of the man, the city and the age.