Project Gutenberg 1994-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 1219 Franklin, Benjamin 1706 1790 Eliot, Charles William 1834 1926 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin See also PG#20203 Ed: Frank Woodworth Pine and Illustrated by E. Boyd Smith "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" by Benjamin Franklin is a historical account written during the late 18th century. The text chronicles the life and experiences of Benjamin Franklin, one of America's founding fathers, as he recounts his journey from modest beginnings in Boston to becoming a prominent printer, inventor, and statesman. Through his narrative, Franklin explores themes of self-improvement, industriousness, and the pursuit of knowledge, providing insights into his character and the social conditions of his time. At the start of the autobiography, the narrative introduces Franklin's early life, detailing his family's background, his childhood aspirations, and his formative experiences in the printing trade. He describes his relationships with family members, particularly his father, and shares anecdotes about his education and love for reading. As a young boy working in his father's candle-making shop, he yearned for a different path, which eventually led him to his brother's printing business. This opening portion establishes the groundwork for Franklin's character, ambitions, and the socio-economic challenges he faced, setting the stage for his evolution into a key figure in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Statesmen -- United States -- Biography E300 Text Harvard Classics Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 434773 450688 2024-09-01T04:31:49.512402 2023-10-01T04:25:14.363447 text/html text/html 411437 2024-03-11T16:16:54 text/html 391179 2024-09-01T04:31:56.272324 application/epub+zip 397610 2024-09-01T04:31:51.263310 application/epub+zip 320552 2024-09-01T04:31:50.232362 application/epub+zip 1072344 2024-09-01T04:32:00.348245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1057220 2024-09-01T04:31:55.619316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1076222 2022-09-01T04:33:06.957978 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404762 405860 2024-09-01T04:31:48.944319 2023-10-01T04:25:13.635433 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 384969 2024-03-11T16:16:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16932 2024-09-01T04:32:00.492251 application/rdf+xml 22115 2024-09-01T04:31:50.469291 image/jpeg 2163 2024-09-01T04:31:50.349295 image/jpeg 2916212 2024-09-01T04:31:49.574326 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia