{"product_id":"the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-9781684111381","title":"The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlessed with enormous talents and the energy and ambition to go with them, Franklin was a statesman, author, inventor, printer, and scientist. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and later was involved in negotiating the peace treaty with Britain that ended the Revolutionary War. He also invented bifocals, a stove that is still manufactured, a water-harmonica, and the lightning rod.\u003cbr\u003e Franklin's extraordinary range of interests and accomplishments are brilliantly recorded in his \u003cem\u003eAutobiography, \u003c\/em\u003econsidered one of the classics of the genre. Covering his life up to his prewar stay in London as representative of the Pennsylvania Assembly, this charming self-portrait recalls Franklin's boyhood, his determination to achieve high moral standards, his work as a printer, experiments with electricity, political career, experiences during the French and Indian War, and more. Related in an honest, open, unaffected style, this highly readable account offers a wonderfully intimate glimpse of the Founding Father sometimes called \"the wisest American.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Interactive\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684111381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Benjamin Franklin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36665955942556,"sku":"9781684111381","price":11.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0ab08d87-e78b-45a3-96d6-f0e0ac887c06.jpg?v=1603910859","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-9781684111381","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}