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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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Introduction
19:16
Chapter 1 Ancestry and Early Youth in Boston
25:49
Chapter 2 Beginning Life as a Printer
24:04
Chapter 3 Arrival in Philadelphia
16:47
Chapter 4 First Visit to Boston
18:00
Chapter 5 Early Friends in Philadelphia
10:07
Chapter 6 First Visit to London
29:46
Chapter 7 Beginning Business in Philadelphia
34:20
Chapter 8 Business Success and First Public Service
27:50
Chapter 9 Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection
31:41
Chapter 10 Poor Richard's Almanac and Other Activities
21:33
Chapter 11 Interest in Public Affairs
17:27
Chapter 12 Defense of the Province
21:28
Chapter 13 Public Services and Duties
32:29
Chapter 14 Albany Plan of Union
5:23
Chapter 15 Quarrels with the Proprietary Governors
7:53
Chapter 16 Braddock's Expedition
26:41
Chapter 17 Franklin's Defense of the Frontier
19:05
Chapter 18 Scientific Experiments
9:26
Chapter 19 Agent of Pennsylvania in London
35:20
Appendix
16:14

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One of the founding fathers of the United States tells the story of his own remarkable rise—from a runaway printer's apprentice to a world-famous scientist, inventor, writer, diplomat, and statesman. In plain, witty prose, Franklin recounts his youthful schemes, his famous program for moral self-improvement, and the practical wisdom that guided his extraordinary life. More than a memoir, it is a portrait of the self-made man and a founding document of the American ideal of industry, thrift, and self-betterment. Endlessly quoted and widely taught, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin remains a delightful, shrewd, and inspiring account of a life of curiosity and achievement, and a cornerstone of American literature.

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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence; and the first postmaster general.

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