Poor Richard'S Almanac For 1851
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ISBN10: 9354486754
ISBN13: 9789354486753
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 18 2021
Pages: 118
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9789354486753
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 18 2021
Pages: 118
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before there were self-help shelves, there was Poor Richard. Small pages, large American wisdom. Poor Richard's Almanac for 1851 gathers Benjamin Franklin's famous almanac tradition into a historical almanac reprint that reads like a classic proverb anthology: brisk, shrewd, and built for the everyday. In the tradition of the early American pamphlet, it offers a plainspoken voice for home, workshop, and marketplace. Its pages carry the rhythms of the year: timekeeping, household economies, and the small negotiations of neighbourly life in ink. Read it for humour as much as guidance; Franklin's persona keeps the lessons lively, never preachy too. Expect frugality and thrift sayings alongside wit and moral maxims, each aimed at steadier character, sharper judgement, and a life run with intention. Open anywhere; it rewards the odd minute as much as the long evening, delivering practical wisdom for life and daily reading inspiration without fuss. Franklin, printer, statesman, and scientist, helped define the tone of colonial America literature and the wider world of eighteenth century Americana; these founding fathers sayings reveal how public virtue and private economy were debated in ordinary print, not just grand speeches. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Choose it as an American history gift book, or as a refined addition to a classics library for anyone who wants Poor Richard's Almanack complete and close to hand.
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