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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin
🗽 American Classics👤 Biography & Memoir
242 episodes · free to read

Runaway apprentice, printer, inventor, founding father: America's original self-made man tells how he did it, in his own words.

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Ancestry and Early Youth in Boston

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Beginning Life As a Printer

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Arrival in Philadelphia

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First Visit To Boston

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Early Friends in Philadelphia

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First Visit To London

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Beginning Business in Philadelphia

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Business Success and First Public Service

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Plan For Attaining Moral Perfection

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Poor Richard's Almanac and Other Activities

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Interest in Public Affairs

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Defense of the Province

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Public Services and Duties

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Albany Plan of Union

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Quarrels With the Proprietary Governors

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Braddock's Expedition

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Franklin's Defense of the Frontier

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Scientific Experiments

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Agent of Pennsylvania in London

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