Bite-Size Franklin: Wit & Wisdom from a Founding Father

by John P. Holms (contributor), Karin Baji (Compilation)

As a bestselling author and our nation's earliest spokesman, Benjamin Franklin brilliantly extolled virtues of temperance, industry, and self-reliance --character traits which throughout our history have been celebrated as both personally liberating and quintessentially American. In this next installment of the highly successful Bite-Size series, Bite-Size Franklin draws some practical wisdom, and more than a few laughs, from Franklin's intimate letters, scientific essays, newspaper articles, and revolutionary writings, as well as from the pages of career advice, aphorisms, and humorous verse he weaved together in his Autobiography, and in his yearly publication Poor Richard's Almanac.

112 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 13, 2015

Reviews

[Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been reading this little book for the past few months. The sub-title is "Wit & Wisdom From A Founding Father". The last chapter was a brief summary of Franklin's life. I did not know he had been born in Boston and was apprenticed to an older brother as a printer.