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Anderson's carefully considered work makes a persuasive case for revisiting this celebrated book with a keener appreciation for the subtlety and beauty of Franklin's performance.

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A nuanced discussion of Franklin's life and thought. Reference and Research Book News This book deserves a special place on any library's shelf... Franklin was a master at segmenting and redistributing his experience in different formats, Anderson points out, and Franklin's autobiography is very much a part of that digressive practice... This study provides an illuminating insight into autobiography in general and the ways publishers and editors partly determine a book's structure and fate. Choice

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List of Illustrations
Preface
A Note to the Reader
Introduction: Accident and Design
1. Great Works and Little Anecdotes
2. Imposing Forms
3. The Scramble of Life
4. Litera Scripta Manet
5. Some Uses of Cunning
Conclusion: Segmented Serpent
Notes
Index

The Unfinished Life of Benjamin Franklin

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 27 July 2012
      ISBN-13 9781421405230
      978-1421405230
      ISBN-10 1421405237
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Anderson's carefully considered work makes a persuasive case for revisiting this celebrated book with a keener appreciation for the subtlety and beauty of Franklin's performance.

      Trade Review
      A nuanced discussion of Franklin's life and thought. Reference and Research Book News This book deserves a special place on any library's shelf... Franklin was a master at segmenting and redistributing his experience in different formats, Anderson points out, and Franklin's autobiography is very much a part of that digressive practice... This study provides an illuminating insight into autobiography in general and the ways publishers and editors partly determine a book's structure and fate. Choice

      Table of Contents

      List of Illustrations
      Preface
      A Note to the Reader
      Introduction: Accident and Design
      1. Great Works and Little Anecdotes
      2. Imposing Forms
      3. The Scramble of Life
      4. Litera Scripta Manet
      5. Some Uses of Cunning
      Conclusion: Segmented Serpent
      Notes
      Index

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