Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography and Selections from His Other Writings
By: With an Inroduction by Henry Steele Commager, Professor of American History, Columbia University
Series: The Modern Libary of the World's Best Books
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 1950
Place of publication: New York
Format: Hardcover
Copyright date: 1944
First sentence: "It seems I am too much of an American," said Franklin sadly to an English friend.
Notes: Volume 39 in The Modern Libary of the World's Best Books (1955). Blue cloth hardcover, gilt titling on red spine and cover blocks, red topstain, grey Modern Library endpapers.
Table of contents: label: Introduction by Henry Steele Commager
title: vii; label: Chief Events in Franklin's Life
title: xvii; label: Franklin's Draft Scheme
title: 1; label: The Autobiography
title: 6; label: The Dogood Papers
title: 193; label: Poor Richard's Almanack, 1749
title: 208; label: Poor Richard's Almanack, 1756
title: 210; label: Poor Richard's Almanack, 1757
title: 212; label: The Way to Wealth
title: 216; label: On the Price of Corn & Management of the Poor
title: 227; label: Advice to a Young Tradesman
title: 232; label: Journal of a oyage
title: 235