Way to Wealth E-book
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Genre: History / Biography, Literature
Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790) A preeminent American statesman,
author, inventor, printer and scientist, he is sometimes call the
"wisest American." After working for a time as a printer's apprentice
to his brother James, Franklin ran away to Pennsylvania in 1723 and
went on to become Philadelphia's chief citizen. There, among other
things, Franklin ran his own newspaper, published "Poor Richard's
Almanac," and became the city's postmaster.
The Way to Wealth (1757) Excerpted from a discourse prefixed to
"Poor Richard's Almanac." Stopping his horse at an auction of merchant
goods, Franklin (or "Poor Richard" Saunders) is pleased to hear an old
man, "Father Abraham," quote Poor Richard in conversation with company.
Abraham's listeners approve the shared Doctrine, then "immediately do
the contrary" after the old man ends his Harangue.
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