Quotations of Benjamin Franklin

This pocket-sized hardcover book contains nearly one hundred witty and wise quotations from one of America's first bestselling authors, Benjamin Franklin.Author: Benjamin FranklinBinding Type: HardcoverPublisher: Applewood BooksPublished: 10/31/2003Series: Quotations of Great AmericansPages: 32Weight: 0.23lbsSize: 6.98h x 4.20w x 0.32dISBN: 9781557099389About the AuthorFranklin, Benjamin: - Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of America's most influential Founding Fathers. He was an author, printer, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, statesman, and diplomat. Franklin invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and bifocals. He served as President of Pennsylvania (which would be Governor today), United States Minister to France, United States Minister to Sweden, and United States Postmaster General. At 70, he was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was a publisher; most famously of Poor Richard's Almanack, which was pub