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Book Description1909. Contents: Benjamin Franklin His Autobiography. Journal of John Woolman; Death of John Woolman. Some Fruits of Solitude, in Reflections and Maxims Parts 1 and 2 by William Penn.

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." To this journal he became a contributor, and later was for a time its nominal editor. But the brothers quarreled, and Benjamin ran away, going first to New York, and thence to Philadelphia, where he arrived in October, 1723. He soon obtained work as a printer, but after a few months he was induced by Governor Keith to go to London, where, finding Keith's promises empty, he again worked as a compositor till he was brought back to Philadelphia by a merchant named Denman, who gave him a position in his business. On Denman's death he returned to his former trade, and shortly set up a printing house of his own from which he published "The Pennsylvania Gazette," to which he contributed many essays, and which he made a medium for agitating a variety of local reforms. In 1732 he began to issue his famous "Poor Richard's Almanac" for the enrichment of which he borrowed or composed those pithy utterances of worldly wisdom which are the basis of a large part of his popular reputation. In 1758, the year in which he ceases writing for the Almanac, he printed in it "Father Abraham's Sermon," now regarded as the most famous piece of literature produced in Colonial America.

You are holding the only modern adaptation of Benjamin Franklin’s 18th century autobiography. It is at its heart one of the greatest business stories ever told. The most versatile Founding Father was a husband, a father, a writer, an

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

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Бенджамин Франклин (англ. Benjamin Franklin) - политический деятель, дипломат, ученый, изобретатель, журналист, издатель, масон. Один из лидеров войны за независимость США. Один из разработчиков дизайна Большой Государственной Печати США (Великой печати). Первый американец, ставший иностранным членом Российской академии наук. Бенджамин Франклин - единственный из отцов-основателей, скрепивший своей подписью все три важнейших исторических документа, что лежат в основе образования Соединенных Штатов Америки как независимого государства: Декларацию независимости США, Конституцию США и Версальский мирный договор 1783 года (Второй Парижский мирный договор), формально завершивший войну за независимость тринадцати британских колоний в Северной Америке от Великобритании. Портрет Бенджамина Франклина находится на стодолларовой купюре федеральной резервной системы США с 1928 года.

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