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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
By Benjamin Franklin
Length7h 13m
About this audiobook
Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. Hear his own thoughts in his autobiography.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length7 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 18, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1INTRODUCTION
2I ANCESTRY AND EARLY YOUTH IN BOSTON
3II BEGINNING LIFE AS A PRINTER
4III ARRIVAL IN PHILADELPHIA
5IV FIRST VISIT TO BOSTON
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6V EARLY FRIENDS IN PHILADELPHIA
7VI FIRST VISIT TO LONDON
8VII BEGINNING BUSINESS IN PHILADELPHIA
9VIII BUSINESS SUCCESS AND FIRST PUBLIC SERVICE
10IX PLAN FOR ATTAINING MORAL PERFECTION
11X POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
12XI INTEREST IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS
13XII DEFENSE OF THE PROVINCE
14XIII PUBLIC SERVICES AND DUTIES
15XIV ALBANY PLAN OF UNION
16XV QUARRELS WITH THE PROPRIETARY GOVERNORS
17XVI BRADDOCK'S EXPEDITION
18XVII FRANKLIN'S DEFENSE OF THE FRONTIER
19XVIII SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS
20XIX AGENT OF PENNSYLVANIA IN LONDON
21APPENDIX
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