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He acquired them throughout his life, for, as he noted in his autobiography, from a child i was fond of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in. An american life paperback bargain price, june 1, 2004. Money advice from benjamin franklins book on wealth. One of the foremost of the founding fathers, he helped draft the declaration of independence and was one of its signers, he represented the united states in france during the american revolution, and he was a delegate to the constitutional convention. The essay first appeared in his yearly publication, poor richards almanack. Oct, 2017 nearly 260 years ago, benjamin franklin wrote a proverbfilled essay about money and success titled the way to wealth. Benjamin franklin books list of books by author benjamin. Get ebooks benjamin franklin on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free.
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