{"product_id":"the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-9780486290737","title":"The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\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\u003eFranklin''s extraordinary range of interests and accomplishments are brilliantly recorded in his \u003ci\u003eAutobiography,\u003c\/i\u003e considered 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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733792174423,"sku":"9780486290737","price":7.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780486290737.jpg?v=1720001711","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin-9780486290737","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}