<div> One of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, Benjamin Franklin was a true Renaissance man: writer, publisher, scientist, inventor, diplomat, and politician. During his long life, he offered advice on attaining wealth, organized public institutions, contributed to the birth of a nation, and negotiated with foreign powers to ensure his country’s survival.<BR> <BR> Through the words of the elder statesman himself, <i>The Autobiography and Other Writings </i>presents a remarkable insight into the man and his accomplishments. Additional writings from Benjamin Franklin’s wife and son provide a more intimate portrait of the husband and father who became a legend in his own time.<BR> <BR> <b>Edited by L. Jesse Lemich<BR> With a New Introduction by Walter Isaacson<BR> and an Afterword by Carla Mulford</b></div>