The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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Introduction
In any discussion of American origins, Benjamin Franklin is a good man to begin with. Years before the United States existed, he started things that his countrymen continue to be proud of -- libraries, civic clubs, volunteer fire departments, effective street lighting, and efficient heating devices. He was solidly American, ingenious, practical, ambitious, and successful. His Autobiography testifies that his feet were firm on the ground, but that he did not stand still. No man of his time went so far, and few of any time have gone farther. But, because he not only started things, but also let it be known that he did, Franklin may sometimes be credited with more than he deserves. That is one reason why he stands confidently at the head of any native literary procession. Talking about himself, he produced his country's best masterpiece.
Like Walt Whitman and Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway, Franklin created a public image so attractive that it obscures the man who made it. Whatever influences of time or place or circumstance combined to produce the
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
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Table of Contents
Introduction
The Story Of The Autobiography
Epigraph
1. Ancestry And Early Youth In Boston
2. Beginning Life As A Printer
3. Arrival In Philadelphia
4. First Visit To Boston
5. Early Friends In Philadelphia
6. First Visit To London
7. Beginning Business In Philadelphia
8. Business Success And First Public Service
9. Plan For Attaining Moral Perfection
Poor Richard’s Almanac And Other Activities
Interest In Public Affairs
Defense Of The Province
Public Services And Duties (–)
Albany Plan Of Union
Quarrels With The Proprietary Governors
Braddock’s Expedition
Franklin’s Defense Of The Frontier
Scientific Experiments
Agent Of Pennsylvania In London
Introduction
We Americans devour eagerly any piece of writing that purports to tell us the secret of success in life; yet how often we are disappointed to find nothing but commonplace statements, or receipts that we know by heart but never f
B E N J A M I N
FRANKLIN ARMS
FRANKLIN SEAL
"He was therefore, feasted and invited to all the court parties. At these he sometimes met the old Duchess of Bourbon, who, being a chess player of about his force, they very generally played together. Happening once to put her king into prize, the Doctor took it. 'Ah,' says she, 'we do not take kings so.' 'We do in America,' said the Doctor."—Thomas Jefferson
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