Poor Richard's Almanack
Under the pseudonym of Richard Saunders, the notable Benjamin Franklin authored Poor Richard's Almanack. 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. Franklin considered it a vehicle of instruction for common people who could not afford books, a literature for the masses.
