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That Great American Almanac Makers
A portrait of Benjamin Franklin as creator of Poor Richard's Almanack and the rise of almanacs in early America. The piece notes Franklin's 1783 start, annual prints for 35 years, and sales near 10 000 copies yearly. It traces older and rival almanacs, including Poor Robin and The Old Farmer's Almanac, and describes their cultural impact in the colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almans
EK. Franklin
Richard
Franklin
Bernard Fay
Little, Brown and Company
America
Lodge
Jontu
Brary
Junto
Prenklin
London
Will Geen
Robin
Dean Swift
Partridge
Swen
Waa
Swift
Partridges
Benjamin Franklin
Richard Saunhe
Thomas Godfrey
J. Jermann
England
Fay
Richard Saunders
de Breca
Lomion
Newfoundland
South Carolina
Phnom
Philadelphia
Leeds
Richards
Joseph
Will
Tom
Job
Roger
Thomas
Almanac
Abraham Weatherwise
New York
Copernicus Weatherquesser
Washington
Francis Bailey
Lancaster
Robert Bailey Thomas
Boston
Old Farmer's Almanac