the autobiography of benjamin franklin paperback

Gradually she learns to give expression, to her own future and those of the many who seek her out. I remember well how the silent prayers, when her lips were moving, would stir my heart, and as I look back over the years from childhood to maturity, I realized that there was some subtle power of transmutation at work, for somehow, from the very first moment, I seemed to know all the future without being able to give any expression in words.” Somehow she was impelled to talk to me, not as a child, but as her own heart, pouring out all her woman’s desires and bemoaning her failures. I remember looking back at my mother’s face at that moment the look of pain and anguish on it was burnt into my plastic brain, and often during my young babyhood I would watch as she suckled me. How well I remember the conversation between the doctor and my mother as they handed me over to the nurse. “When I first saw the light of day on this planet, it seemed as if I had been rudely awakened from a death-like sleep. This peculiar gift has been hers since birth, she says. Victoria Woodhull sees things others cannot see and hears words that were never spoken. Please comment and indicate whether you like the topic and the approach.) Compact Disc (December 15th, 2005): $27.(Following the example of Charles Dickens and Mark Twain, I herewith commence the serialization of a book about one of the most remarkable women in American history.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.' 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. He also invented bifocals, a stove that is still manufactured, a water-harmonica, and the lightning rod.įranklin's extraordinary range of interests and accomplishments are brilliantly recorded in his Autobiography, considered one of the classics of the genre.

He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and later was involved in negotiating the peace treaty with Britain that ended the Revolutionary War. Blessed with enormous talents and the energy and ambition to go with them, Franklin was a statesman, author, inventor, printer, and scientist.

The autobiography of benjamin franklin paperback