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Benjamin Franklin was born in Milk Street, Boston, on January 6, 1706. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler who married twice, and of his seventeen children Benjamin was the youngest son. His schooling ended at ten, and at twelve he was bound apprentice to his brother James, a printer, who published the “New England Courant.”
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Part One Pages 1-34. Part Two Pages 35-42. Part Three Pages 43-79. Part Four Pages 80-81. Tweet. This public domain content is presented by the Independence Hall Association, a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 1942. Publishing electronically as ushistory.org.
85,142 ratings3,782 reviews. Written initially to guide his son, Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is a lively, spellbinding account of his unique and eventful life, now a classic of world literature that is sure to inspire and delight readers everywhere. Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an ...
One of 17 children, Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. He ended his formal education at the age of 10 and began working as an apprentice at a newspaper. Running away to Philadelphia at 17, he worked for a printer, later opening his own print shop. Franklin was a man of many talents and interests.
7 de abr. de 2009 · The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Publication date 1895 Topics Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, Statesmen Publisher Philadelphia : Henry Altemus Collection university_pittsburgh; americana Contributor University of Pittsburgh Library System Language
10 de abr. de 2003 · The authoritative edition of Franklin’s autobiography, with a foreword by the eminent Franklin scholar Edmund S. Morgan “The best and most beautiful edition [of the Autobiography].”—J. H. Plumb, New York Review of Books “Among the many editions available—read Yale’s. Its text is the most reliable (the Franklin papers are at Yale) and its supplementary material is uniformly useful ...
Overview. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin was written in batches by the American Founding Father, scientist, and entrepreneur, Benjamin Franklin, from 1771 to 1788. Parts of it were published as early as 1791 (in French), although all four parts were not published together in English until 1868. According to a friend of Franklin’s, one ...
