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First published in 1988, this book aims to provide keys to the
study of Gothicism in British and American literature. It gathers
together much material that had not been cited in previous works of
this kind and secondary works relevant to literary Gothicism -
biographies, memoirs and graphic arts. Part one cites items
pertaining to significant authors of Gothic works and part two
consists of subject headings, offering information about broad
topics that evolve from or that have been linked with Gothicism.
Three indexes are also provided to expedite searches for the
contents of the entries. This book will be of interest to students
of literature.
The first American book on personal finance, "The Way to Wealth" by
Benjamin Franklin is still the best and wisest money book ever
written. Originally published in 1758 as the preface to "Poor
Richard's Almanack, " this little gem has been through innumerable
printings and sold millions of copies to those in search of smart
but entertaining advice about hard work, earning and saving money
and debt.
As the 21st Century charges along and the current economic
climate continues to send out mixed messages, Franklin's simple but
wise commentary on the value of industry and frugality resonates as
much for us today as it did for listeners nearly 350 years ago.
Here is a sample:
- "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy
and wise."
- "If you would be wealthy, think of saving, as well as of
getting."
- "If you would have your business done, go; if not, send."
- "Think what you do when you run into debt; you give to another
power over your liberty."
- "Creditors have better memories than debtors."
Although older than the United States itself, "The Way to
Wealth" is still very popular. It is handed out by major companies
and financial institutions to friends, clients, and customers and
is the January, 2004 selection of "The Washington Post's" the Color
of Money Book Club. As Michelle Singletary, director of the Club
wrote in a column about The book, "At just 30 pages, this
pocket-size book takes less than an hour to read but will give you
a lifetime of financial wisdom--that is if you're wise enough to
follow the advice."
First published in 1988, this book aims to provide keys to the
study of Gothicism in British and American literature. It gathers
together much material that had not been cited in previous works of
this kind and secondary works relevant to literary Gothicism -
biographies, memoirs and graphic arts. Part one cites items
pertaining to significant authors of Gothic works and part two
consists of subject headings, offering information about broad
topics that evolve from or that have been linked with Gothicism.
Three indexes are also provided to expedite searches for the
contents of the entries. This book will be of interest to students
of literature.
Written during the most eventful years of Benjamin Franklin's life
(1771-90), the Autobiography is one of the most influential memoirs
in history. This newly edited Norton Critical Edition includes an
introduction that explains the history of the Autobiography within
the larger history of the life-writing genre as well as within the
history of celebrity. The text is accompanied by new and expanded
explanatory annotations and by a map, an illustration, and six
facsimiles. "Contexts" presents a broader view of Franklin's life
with a journal entry from a 1726 voyage, correspondence, a Poor
Richard piece on ambition and fame, Franklin's views on
self-improvement, and his last will (and codicil). "Criticism"
draws on a wealth of material that reflects both the wide range of
Franklin's achievements and the global impact of his life and
memoirs. New international voices in "Contemporary Opinions"
include Immanuel Kant, Honore Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau,
Jose Antonio de Alzate y Ramirez, and Jose Francisco Correia da
Serra. "Nineteenth-Century Opinions" includes Humphry Davy on
Franklin's discovery of electricity as well as Empress Shoken of
Japan's Franklin-inspired poem. Finally, "Modern Opinions" reprints
important pieces: I. B. Cohen on Franklin and the Autobiography's
importance to science; Michael Warner's theoretical interpretation
of the practices of writing and printing and what they tell us
about Franklin; and Peter Stallybrass's insightful and engaging
history-of-the-book perspective on Franklin's writing generally and
the Autobiography specifically. A Chronology of Franklin's life, a
Selected Bibliography, and an Index are also included.
During the American Civil War, Washington, D.C. was the most
heavily fortified city in North America. As President Abraham
Lincoln's Capital, the city became the symbol of Union
determination, as well as a target for Robert E. Lee's
Confederates. As a Union army and navy logistical base, it
contained a complex of hospitals, storehouses, equipment repair
facilities, and animal corrals. These were in addition to other
public buildings, small urban areas, and vast open space that
constituted the capital on the Potomac. To protect Washington with
all it contained and symbolized, the Army constructed a shield of
fortifications: 68 enclosed earthen forts, 93 supplemental
batteries, miles of military roads, and support structures for
commissary, quartermaster, engineer, and civilian labor force, some
of which still exist today. Thousands of troops were held back from
active operations to garrison this complex. And the Commanders of
the Army of the Potomac from Irvin McDowell to George Meade, and
informally U.S. Grant himself, always had to keep in mind their
responsibility of protecting this city, at the same time that they
were moving against the Confederate forces arrayed against them.
Revised in style, format, and content, the new edition of Mr.
Lincoln's Forts is the premier historical reference and tour guide
to the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C.
Benjamin Franklin's writings represent a long career of literary, scientific, and political efforts over a lifetime which extended nearly the entire eighteenth century. Franklin's achievements range from inventing the lightning rod to publishing Poor Richard's Almanack to signing the Declaration of Independence. In his own lifetime he knew prominence not only in America but in Britain and France as well. This volume includes Franklin's reflections on such diverse questions as philosophy and religion, social status, electricity, American national characteristics, war, and the status of women. Nearly sixty years separate the earliest writings from the latest, an interval during which Franklin was continually balancing between the puritan values of his upbringing and the modern American world to which his career served as prologue. This edition provides a new text of the Autobiography, established with close reference to Franklin's original manuscript. It also includes a new transcription of the 1726 journal, and several pieces which have recently been identified as Franklin's own work.
Written between 1771 and 1790, The Autobiography of Benjamin
Franklin is an unfinished record of Franklin's rich life history
and the legacy he built in his scientific and political career. The
classic memoir was published after Franklin passed away. The
autobiography is divided into four parts, with each part
chronicling the events from different time periods when he wrote
it. The first part of the book contains letters that he wrote to
his son, William, detailing their lineage and his stay in England.
Franklin wrote the second part while he was still in France; his
relations soured with William after the Revolutionary War. In the
third part, he chronicled his return to America where he records
all the progress achieved by his country. The fourth part, however,
remains incomplete and only contains notable events from the last
year of Franklin's life. Franklin's autobiography continues to
inspire generation after generation of readers across the world.
Interestingly, in the introduction to the 1916 edition of the
biography, the editor F.W. Pine wrote that it provided the "most
remarkable of all the remarkable histories of our self-made men",
with Franklin as the greatest example of the "self-made man".
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1791) is an unfinished
memoir by Benjamin Franklin. Addressing the work to his son
William, Franklin intended to provide a private account of his life
and accomplishments. Published after his death, however, The
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin has since been recognized as one
of the most influential works of autobiography in history, as well
as a foundational text for the American ideal of the self-made man.
Born in Boston, Franklin joins his brother's printing business at a
young age, learning the ropes in an industry which will later bring
him both wealth and fame. Secretly, however, he publishes a series
of essays under the pseudonym "Silence Dogood," satirical pieces
written from the perspective of a middle-aged widow. When his
authorship is revealed, a dispute ensues between Franklin and his
brother that leads the young Benjamin to look for work elsewhere.
Unable to find work in New York City, Franklin continues south
toward Philadelphia, where he establishes himself as the printer
and editor of the Pennsylvania Gazette. After describing his system
of thirteen virtues aimed at moral perfection, Franklin returns to
his work as a publisher of Poor Richard's Almanack, a successful
yearly pamphlet containing meteorological information, practical
tips, and puzzles. Franklin also focuses on his diplomatic work,
scientific research and inventions, and his appointment as an
honorary member of the prestigious Royal Society. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a classic
of American literature reimagined for modern readers.
A reprint of the 1965 Bobbs-Merrill edition. Too often dismissed as
the least philosophic of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin
had a deep and lasting impact on the shape of American political
thought. In this substantial collection of Franklin's letters,
essays, and lesser-known papers, Ralph Ketcham traces the
development of Franklin's practical -- and distinctly American --
political thought from his earliest Silence Dogood essays to his
final writings on the Constitution and The Evils of the Slave
Trade.
In Jubal Early: Robert E. Lee's Bad Old Man, a new critical
biography of Confederate Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early,
Civil War historian B.F. Cooling III takes a fresh look at one of
the most fascinating, idiosyncratic characters in the pantheon of
Confederate heroes and villains. Dubbed by Robert E. Lee as his
"bad old man" because of his demeanor, Early was also Lee's chosen
instrument to attack and capture Washington as well as defend the
Shenandoah Valley granary in the summer and fall of 1864. Neither
cornered nor snared by Union opponents, Early came closest of any
Confederate general to capturing Washington, ending Lincoln's
presidency, and forever changing the fate of the Civil War and
American history. His failure to grapple with this moment of
historical immortality and emerge victorious bespeaks as much his
own foibles as the counter-efforts of the enemy, the effects of
weather and the shortcomings of his army. From the pinnacle of
success, Jubal Early descended to the trough of defeat within three
months when opponent General Philip Sheridan resoundingly defeated
him in the Valley campaign of 1864. Jubal Early famously exhibited
a harder, less gallant personal as a leading Confederate
practitioner of "hard" or destructive war, a tactic usually
ascribed to Union generals Hunter, Sheridan, and Sherman. An
extortionist of Yankee capital in northern towns in Pennsylvania
and Maryland-typically in the form of tribute-Early also became
forever associated with the wanton destruction of Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania, as well as Congressman Thaddeus Stevens private
commerical ironworks, and the private dwellings of Maryland
governor Augustus Bradford and then Postmaster General Montgomery
Blair. How war hardened a crabbed, arthritically hobbled but
brilliantly pragmatic soldier and lawyer offers one of the most
fascinating puzzles of personality in Civil War history. One of the
most alluring yet repellent figures of Southern Confederate
history, Jubal Early would devolve from the ideal prewar
constitutional unionist to the postwar personification of the
unreconstructed rebel and progenitor of the "lost cause"
explanation for the demise of the Confederacy's experiment in
rebellion or independence. This critical study explains how one of
Virginia's loyal sons came through war and peace to garner a unique
position in the Confederacy's pantheon of heroes-and the Union's
cabal of military villains. Jubal Early: Robert E. Lee's Bad Old
Man will appeal to anyone interested in Civil War history and
Confederate history.
One of the most popular works of American literature, this charming self-portrait has been translated into nearly every language. It covers Franklin's life up to his prewar stay in London as representative of the Pennsylvania Assembly, including his boyhood years, work as a printer, experiments with electricity, political career, much more.
This volume in the venerable Papers of Benjamin Franklin covers
March 16 through September 12, 1785, Franklin’s final days as
minister to France and his voyage home  Volume 44 of The
Papers of Benjamin Franklin covers Franklin’s final months as
minister to France and his voyage back to America. He received his
long-awaited permission from Congress to return home; accepted the
king’s parting gift of a diamond-studded portrait; settled his
accounts; and arranged for a passage home for himself and his
grandsons William Temple Franklin and Benjamin Franklin Bache.
Franklin’s last public act in France was signing the
Prussian-American Treaty of Commerce, which contained three
unprecedented articles: the two Franklin had written in 1782
guaranteeing protections during wartime for noncombatants, and a
third article guaranteeing humane treatment for prisoners of war.
 Franklin instructed the French government on the culinary
uses of maize and wrote a rambling “eye-witness” account of
China that contains directions for making tofu. On the coast of
England, before embarking for America, he met with his Loyalist son
William and witnessed William’s signing over his American
property to his son William Temple. On the homeward-bound voyage
Franklin wrote three major scientific papers, including the
copiously illustrated “Maritime Observations.” His original
line drawings are reproduced for the first time in this volume. A
section of supplementary documents from the French mission is also
included.
"No one bore witness better than Don Whitehead . . . this volume,
deftly combining his diary and a previously unpublished memoir,
brings Whitehead and his reporting back to life, and 21st-century
readers are the richer for it."-from the Foreword, by Rick Atkinson
Winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, Don Whitehead is one of the
legendary reporters of World War II. For the Associated Press he
covered almost every important Allied invasion and campaign in
Europe-from North Africa to landings in Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, and
Normandy, and to the drive into Germany. His dispatches, published
in the recent Beachhead Don, are treasures of wartime journalism.
From the fall of September 1942, as a freshly minted A.P.
journalist in New York, to the spring of 1943 as Allied tanks
closed in on the Germans in Tunisia, Whitehead kept a diary of his
experiences as a rookie combat reporter. The diary stops in 1943,
and it has remained unpublished until now. Back home later,
Whitehead started, but never finished, a memoir of his
extraordinary life in combat. John Romeiser has woven both the
North African diary and Whitehead's memoir of the subsequent
landings in Sicily into a vivid, unvarnished, and completely
riveting story of eight months during some of the most brutal
combat of the war. Here, Whitehead captures the fierce fighting in
the African desert and Sicilian mountains, as well as rare insights
into the daily grind of reporting from a war zone, where tedium
alternated with terror. In the tradition of cartoonist Bill
Mauldin's memoir Up Front, Don Whitehead's powerful self-portrait
is destined to become an American classic.
"Writing has been of Great Use to me in the Course of my Life,"
Benjamin Franklin said in his famous Autobiography. With
characteristically calculated understatement, he attributed his
enormous and varied successesto "my having learnt a little to
scribble."
This collection of Franklin's works begins with letters sent from
London (1757-1775) describing the events and diplomacy preceding
the Revolutionary War. The volume also contains political satires,
bagatelles,pamphlets, and letters written in Paris (1776-1785) ,
where he represented the revolutionary United States at the court
of Louis XVI, as well as his speeches given in the Constitutional
Convention and other works written in Philadelphia (1785-1790),
including his last published article, a searing satire against
slavery.
Also included are the delightfully shrewd prefaces to Poor
Richard's Almanack (1733-1758) and their worldly, pungent maxims
that have entered our American culture. Finally, the classic
Autobiography, Franklin's last word on his greatest literary
creation-his own invented personality-is presented here in a new
edition, completely faithful to Franklin's manuscript.
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