Benjamin Franklin's writings represent a long career of literary, scientific, and political efforts over a lifetime. This edition provides a new text of the "Autobiography", established with close reference to Franklin's original manuscript. It also includes a transcription of the 1726 journal.
Linking the Personal and Public Lives of America's Man of Letters
Focusing on the life and works of a Pulitzer Prize-winning descendant of two U.S. presidents, the book explores Henry Adams's significant yet overlooked role in American literature and history. Set against the backdrop of Washington, D.C. from 1877 to 1891, it examines his prolific writing and argues for his recognition as one of the major American writers of the nineteenth century. Ormond Seavey integrates various facets of Adams's contributions, revealing the complexities of his legacy.