The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes
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The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes is a book by Samuel G. Goodrich. The book is described as adapted to the use of schools, with engravings. The book tells how Franklin proposed to his friends to build a wharf for them to stand upon, and showed them a large heap of stones which were intended for a new house near the marsh.
The book says Franklin attempted to show the usefulness of the work, but his father took that occasion to convince him that that which was not truly honest could not be truly useful. The book says the honor of establishing the sameness of electricity and lightning was won by Franklin. The book says the letters Franklin had sent to Mr. Collinson were published in a separate volume under the title New Experiments and Observations on Electricity, made at Philadelphia, in America.
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- Author
- Samuel G. Goodrich
- Pages
- 116
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Educational
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