{"product_id":"the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin","title":"The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"AllEditionsItem-workTitle\"\u003eThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-workAuthor\"\u003eBy\u003cspan\u003e Benjamin Franklin, Frank Woodworth Pine. William Temple Franklin, \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-workAuthor\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-overview-container\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eEdition Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"AllEditionsItem-overview\"\u003e\u003cspan\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 was later 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\u003eFranklin's extraordinary range of interests and accomplishments are brilliantly recorded in his \u003ci\u003eAutobiography, \u003c\/i\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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-title\"\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003eFormat: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003e0486290735\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003e9780486290737\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003eJune 2016\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003eDover Publications\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003eLength:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003e144 Pages\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003e0.73 lbs.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003e0.3\" x 5.2\" x 8.2\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003e11 years and up\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003eGrade Range: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003eGrade 6 and higher\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"El Paso's Thrift Book Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42792478834765,"sku":null,"price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/3854\/8813\/files\/BenjaminFranklin.jpg?v=1773872108","url":"https:\/\/eptbookstore.com\/products\/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin","provider":"El Paso's Thrift Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}