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Henry David Thoreau · American Renaissance · Memoir, philosophy
Enlightenment / Founding · Autobiography
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin Franklin. Franklin narrates his rise through discipline, curiosity, commerce, public service, and an experimental program of virtue.
- Date
- 1771–1790
- Origin
- United States
- Genre
- Autobiography
- Difficulty
- Accessible
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Franklin narrates his rise through discipline, curiosity, commerce, public service, and an experimental program of virtue.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of harvard / bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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