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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, is the memoir account of Benjamin Franklin's life in the United States of America. Benjamin Franklin's memoir is divided into four parts, reflecting the different historical periods at which he wrote them, such as the Colonial period. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of Benjamin Franklin's life, however Benjamin Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although his Autobiography had a tortuous publication history after Benjamin Franklin's death, it has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is often required textbook reading in various courses that encompass history, the historical United States of America, the Colonial period, and politics & government. Whether classified in the category of biographies & memoirs or classified as an autobiography, Benjamin Franklin's work has garnered widespread praise, both for its historical value as a record of an important early American and for its literary style. It is often considered the first American book to be taken seriously by Europeans as literature.