Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's AlmanackAuthor Contributor(s): Franklin, Benjamin; Barry, Dave Publisher: Modern Library Date: 5 30 2000 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW Franklins Autobiography is one of the most famous works in American literature. He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son, but soon it was transformed into a work of history, both personal and national, revealing Franklin as the man who, as Herman Melville said, possessed deep worldly wisdom and