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table of contents
Title Page
Imprint
Introduction
Epigraph
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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
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