{"product_id":"a-benjamin-franklin-reader-the-autobiography-9780743273985","title":"A Benjamin Franklin Reader The Autobiography","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis coming soon.......\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In its common sense, clarity, and accessibility, it is a fitting reflection of Franklin's sly pragmatism....This may be the book that most powerfully drives a new pendulum swing of the Franklin reputation.\" * The New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\"The most readable full-length Franklin biography available.\" * The Washington Post Book World *\u003cbr\u003e\"A thoroughly researched, crisply written, convincingly argued chronicle.\" * The New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey Characters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: The Young Apprentice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilence Dogood Introduces Herself\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilence Dogood on Courtship\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilence Dogood Attacks Harvard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilence Dogood's Recipe for Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilence Dogood Attacks the Puritan Theocracy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilence Dogood Proposes Civic Improvements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlan of Conduct\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdvice to His Sister on Her Marriage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA New Creed and Liturgy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: The Philadelphia Printer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe First Abortion Controversy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Busy-Body\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFranklin the Editor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Lessons of Misprints\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRules for Marriage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Scolding Wife\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Witch Trial at Mount Holly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Printer's Creed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSex Sells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthony Afterwit on Marriage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCelia Single Responds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Praise of Gossip\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Discussion Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to Please in Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Poor Richard and Friends\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroducing Poor Richard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoor Richard vs. Mr. Leeds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the Death of Infants\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoor Richard Denies He Is Franklin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFaith Versus Good Works\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoor Richard Blames His Printer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Drinker's Dictionary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to Write an Almanac\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoor Richard's Wife Takes Her Turn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoor Richard Defends Astrology and Wit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Defense of Religious Tolerance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Ballad for Deborah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReasons to Choose an Older Mistress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolly Baker's Trial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: The Public Citizen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Call to Arms for the Middling People\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to Be a Good Tradesman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRattlesnakes for Felons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMagical Squares\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Welfare Dependency\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Albany Plan for an American Union\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatherine Ray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Parable on Intolerance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Way to Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: Lobbyist in London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReasons for Restoring Canada to France\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary Stevenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Hume\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Observing the Sabbath\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Oil Does Not Calm Troubled Waters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRace and Slavery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePropaganda Agent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Paean to Deborah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Grumpy Boarder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore on Welfare Dependence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCold Air Baths\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Fable of the Lion and the Dog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolly Gets Married\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cravenstreet Gazette\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Showdown with Lord Hillsborough\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Seeds of a Total Disunion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to Weigh a Decision\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOde to a Squirrel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Cause of Colds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParody Rules and an Edict Directed at Britain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6: American Rebel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou Are My Enemy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProposed Articles of Confederation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rattlesnake as America's Symbol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 7: Ambassador in Paris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Appeal to France's Interests\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Sale of the Hessians\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Form Letter of Recommendation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Twelve Commandments, to Madame Brillon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Proposed Treaty with Madame Brillon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBagatelle of the Ephemera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadame Helvétius and Elysian Fields\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Paul Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo His Daughter on Fame, Frugality, and Grandchildren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Morals of Chess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBagatelle on St. Peter's Tolerance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Wine and the Elbow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo George Washington on Reputation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Adams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDialogue Between the Gout and Mr. Franklin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Science of Farts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Fable About Misguided Loyalists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeducing the French\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo Polly on Her Mother and the Futility of War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Critique of Excess Wealth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Hereditary Honors and the Turkey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Vision of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo Longer His Enemy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaylight Savings Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Prodigal William\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Wishes, Age, and Bifocals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 8: Constitutional Sage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Constitutional Convention\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMotion for Prayers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFranklin's Closing Speech\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Miffy Family\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWebster's Dictionary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the Abolition of Slavery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Final Parody, on Slavery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn Jesus Christ\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo Thomas Jefferson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLast Will and Codicil\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 9: The Autobiography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Autobiography","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default 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