The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin; The Journal of John Woolman; Fruits of Solitude by William Penn: The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. I (in 5
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.
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin; The Journal of John Woolman; Fruits of Solitude by William Penn: The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. I (in 5
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.
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin; The Journal of John Woolman; Fruits of Solitude by William Penn: The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. I (in 5
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin; The Journal of John Woolman; Fruits of Solitude by William Penn: The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. I (in 5
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781616400521 |
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| Publisher: | Cosimo Classics |
| Publication date: | 01/19/2010 |
| Series: | The Five Foot Shelf of Classics Series |
| Pages: | 422 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.06(d) |
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