id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2005 Poor Richard's Almanack - Wikipedia .html text/html 2945 350 66 Franklin published the first Poor Richard's Almanack on December 28, 1732,[10] and continued to publish new editions for 25 years, bringing him much economic success and popularity. Louis XVI of France gave a ship to John Paul Jones who renamed her after the Almanack's author—Bonhomme Richard, or "Good man Richard" (the first of several US warships so named).[15] Napoleon Bonaparte considered the Almanack significant enough to translate it into Italian, along with the Pennsylvania State Constitution (which Franklin helped draft), when he established the Cisalpine Republic in 1797.[16] The Almanack was also twice translated into French, reprinted in Great Britain in broadside for ease of posting, and was distributed by members of the clergy to poor parishioners. W. (2000) The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin First Anchor Books Edition, March 2002. "Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanack". "Golden nuggets from U.S. history: Benjamin Franklin and Poor Richard's Almanac". ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2005.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2005.txt