Benjamin Franklin writes about his youth, adventures, and achievements.

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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Chapter 24 Titlepage

Introduction

Epigraph

I: Ancestry and Early Youth in Boston

II: Beginning Life as a Printer

III: Arrival in Philadelphia

IV: First Visit to Boston

V: Early Friends in Philadelphia

VI: First Visit to London

VII: Beginning Business in Philadelphia

VIII: Business Success and First Public Service

IX: Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection

X: Poor Richard’s Almanac and Other Activities

XI: Interest in Public Affairs

XII: Defense of the Province

XIII: Public Services and Duties (1749–1753)

XIV: Albany Plan of Union

XV: Quarrels with the Proprietary Governors

XVI: Braddock’s Expedition

XVII: Franklin’s Defense of the Frontier

XVIII: Scientific Experiments

XIX: Agent of Pennsylvania in London

Endnotes

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