Franklin’s Political Thought, Liberty, and the American Revolution
ABSTRACT
The Autobiography is a primer of liberty in all of its forms and especially as framed by the vast social and political promise of the new world in America. Almost all the readings for this conference are contained in the Library of America edition of The Writings of Benjamin Franklin.
READING LIST
Conference Readings
Smyth, Albert Henry, eds. The Writings of Benjamin Franklin, New York: The Macmillan Company, 1907.
Farrand, Max, eds. The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, Volume II, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1966.http://teachingamericanhistory.org (accessed ).
Benjamin Franklin. “Letter to Cadwallader Colden, October 11, 1750.” Packard Humanities Institute. http://www.franklinpapers.org/franklin/framedNames.jsp (July 7, 2010).
Benjamin Franklin. “Letter to Lord Kames.” Packard Humanities Institute. http://www.franklinpapers.org/franklin/framedNames.jsp (July 7, 2010).
Benjamin Franklin. “The Interest of Great Britain With Regard to her Colonies.” Packard Humanities Institute. http://www.franklinpapers.org/franklin/framedNames.jsp (July 7, 2010).
Franklin, Benjamin. Writings: The Autobiography, Poor Richard's Almanack, Bagatelles, Pamphlets, Essays, & Letters. Edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. New York: The Library of America, 1987.