SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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a New England primer
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a book on various subjects by Benjamin Franklin
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a book on flora and fauna by William Bartram
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a hornbook
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Almanack contained the calendar, weather, poems, sayings and astronomical and astrological information that a typical almanac of the period would contain. Franklin also included the occasional mathematical exercise, and the Almanack from 1750 features an early example of demographics.
Detailed explanation-2: -It contained all sorts of interesting information such as the calendar, weather predictions, sayings, poems and demographics. It also included recipes, trivia, advice, aphorisms, and proverbs about industry and frugality.
Detailed explanation-3: -He called it Poor Richard’s Almanac. The “author” was Richard Saunders, but it was really Franklin using another pseudonym. Poor Richard presented himself as a slightly dull, but often funny, country fellow who believed in hard work and simple living.
Detailed explanation-4: -In addition to weather predictions and astronomical observations, his almanac was notable for including aphorisms that combined wisdom with humor, philosophy with word play-an early example of a homespun American writing style that has continued through the generations.