Introduction: Benjamin Franklin and the American Imagination

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface: The Power of Values ix
4. Introduction: Benjamin Franklin and the American Imagination 1
5. Part I: The Autobiography
6. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 7
7. Part II: Critical Essays
8. Benjamin Franklin and the American Enlightenment 145
9. Freedom of Reason 150
10. An Inclination Joined with an Ability to Serve 154
11. The Key to Electricity 159
12. Appendices
13. Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania 165
14. A Chronology of Franklin's Life 171
15. Contributors 179