The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin with Related Documents

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, with Related Documents encourages you to think about how his work made a lasting impact on American society and culture through its accessible and inviting content.

Louis P. Masur is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor in American Institutions and Values at Trinity College in Hartford, CT. He is the author of many books including 1831: Year of Eclipse; Autumn Glory: Baseball's First World Series; The Soiling of Old Glory: The Story of a Photograph that Shocked America; and Runaway Dream: Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen's American Vision. His most recent book, The Civil War: A Concise History, will be published in 2012.

Foreword　　　
Preface
List of Illustrations

Part One
INTRODUCTION: The Life of Benjamin Franklin

The Road to Success

A Political Life

The History of the Autobiography

Part Two
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Franklin’s First Outline for the Autobiography

Part Three
Related Documents

1. Plan of Conduct, 1726

2. "The Speech of Miss Polly Baker," 1747

3. Poor Richard Improved, 1758

4. Letter to Oliver Neave, Before 1769

5. Letter to Lord Howe, July 20, 1776

6. 6. Speech in the Convention at the Conclusion of Its Deliberations, September 17, 1787

7. An Address to the Public, November 9, 1789

8. Sidi Mehemet Ibrahim on the Slave Trade, March 23, 1790

9. Auguste de Saint Aubin after a drawing by Charles Cochin, Ben Franklin, 1777 and Benjamin West, Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, 1816

Appendixes
A Franklin Chronology (1706–1790)　　　
Questions for Consideration　　　
Selected Bibliography　　　

Index