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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin Franklin. Franklin narrates his rise through discipline, curiosity, commerce, public service, and an experimental program of virtue.
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- Date
- 1771–1790
- Origin
- United States
- Genre
- Autobiography
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Accessible
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
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Why it matters
Franklin narrates his rise through discipline, curiosity, commerce, public service, and an experimental program of virtue.
This work is included on the basis of harvard / bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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