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 | caption = The 1739 Edition of ''Poor Richard's Almanack''.
 | author = Benjamin Franklin
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 | genre = Almanac
 | publication date = Annually between 1732 and 1758
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The '''''Poor Richard's Almanack''''' (sometimes ''Almanac'') was a yearly [[almanac]] published and printed by [[Benjamin Franklin]] under the [[pseudonym]] of "Poor Richard" or "Richard Saunders" for this purpose. The publication ran from 1732-1758, and print runs of the pamphlet reached 10,000 per year.

Almanacks would prove very popular in colonial America, as they offered a mixture of seasonal weather forecasts, practical household hints, puzzles, and other amusements. ''Poor Richard's Almanack'' was also popular for its extensive use of wordplay, with many witty phrases coined in the work still around in contemporary American speech and language.

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