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Benjamin Franklin-racy? When we think of Franklin, we think of a statesman, an inventor, a man of worldly wisdom-and a man temperate in all his affairs. The last thing we think of is racy.
But Franklin's own words, written in a letter to his son, tell of the scrapes, the tricks, the imbroglios and the intrigues that young Ben was party to. Did you know that Ben had to post bail for himself? Or that he was afraid of contracting a venereal disease? Did you know that he jilted a girl? And engaged in bribery?
These "little family anecdotes of no importance to others," as Ben called them, make for great reading. And inspirational reading, as well, for from these anecdotes we learn that a great man is, after all, only human, and that a successful life is not without its mistakes, or "errata," as Ben called them.
Without changing Franklin's words or spelling at all, the editor of this edition has broken Franklin's text down into "bite-sized" paragraphs, assigned memorable headings to his stories by selecting from the very words he used, and split the work into natural chapters with chapter headings. An index was also added.
Finally, the work was laid out in a relatively large type, with plenty of white space so as not to overwhelm with the too-dense, too-daunting print of earlier editions of Franklin's autobiography.
The result is an easy-to-read, easy-to-browse book, filled with memorable "family anecdotes" from one of our Founding Fathers.
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Jez Smith
reviewed The Racy Memoirs of the Young Ben Franklin: Little Family Anecdotes of No Importance to Others on April 23, 2013
The Racy Memoirs of the Young Ben Franklin: Little Family Anecdotes of No Importance to Others
Sarah Morgan was a young woman when the Civil War broke out. This is her actual diary from Jan. of 1862 to June 1865. She details her sentiments about the politics of the era, her hatred of Yankees and loyalty to the Confederacy. She relates her sadness at the loss of family members to the war and other means. She and her mother and other family members flee their home due to the war. She is from Louisiana and is a well educated, well bred young woman. If you like Civil War history and would like to hear it from her perspective, you will enjoy this book. I did get distracted during parts of it but overall, it was a great book to help you understand the mindset and behavior of the Southern woman during the late 1800's.
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