What's New

- larger video player
- in-app navigational buttons
- pinch & zoom enabled for images

App Description

THE MOST POPULAR BIOGRAPHY OF ALL TIME: The Autobiography of Ben Franklin, is now enhanced with inventive, educational videos complementing the text.

Experts add color and essential information to The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin -- the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Franklin from 1771 to 1790.

Although this biography took years to actually become published after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of autobiography ever written.

iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 24, 2011 New version 1.2
  • June 29, 2011 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99

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