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Cosimo Classics The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 2010 Edition by Charles W Eliot, Benjamin Franklin, John Woolman
Author Name Not Noted Above: William Penn. Originally Published Between 1909 And 1917 Under The Name "Harvard Classics," This Stupendous 51-Volume Set-A Collection Of The Greatest Writings From Literature, Philosophy, History, And Mythology-Was Assembled By American Academic Charles William Eliot (1834-1926), Harvard University'S Longest-Serving President. Also Known As "Dr. Eliot'S Five Foot Shelf," It Represented Eliot'S Belief That A Basic Liberal Education Could Be Gleaned By Reading From An Anthology Of Works That Could Fit On Five Feet Of Bookshelf. Volume I Features: - The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin, The Story Of The American Icon Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), As Wildly Intriguing A Personality As His Legend Suggests. - Journal, By Quaker Preacher John Woolman (1720-1772), Featuring His Thoughts On Civil Resistance To Slavery, Conscientious Objections To War, And More. - Fruits Of Solitude, By Colonial Leader William Penn (1644-1718), A Collection Of Wise Aphorisms That Anticipated Franklin'S Poor Richard'S Almanack By Half A Century.