Project Gutenberg 2009-11-05 Public domain in the USA. 98 Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) 1805 1877 John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott Abbott, John Stevens Cabot 14001323 Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Benjamin Franklin" by John S. C. Abbott is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This biography details the life and contributions of Benjamin Franklin, a key figure in American history, emphasizing his character and the pivotal role he played in the struggles for America's independence. The opening of the biography focuses on Franklin's early life, detailing his parentage, childhood in Boston, and his formative experiences that shaped his character. Franklin's father emigrated from England in search of a better life, and the narrative highlights Franklin's early education, his early work as an apprentice in his brother's printing business, and the social and economic environment of Boston during his youth. Key anecdotes illustrate Franklin's inquisitive nature, his early love for reading and writing, and crucial decisions, such as his eventual escape from his apprenticeship to seek broader opportunities in New York and Philadelphia. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Statesmen -- United States -- Biography E300 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 562302 562285 2024-09-13T05:16:54.060513 2023-09-13T10:12:11.690549 text/html text/html 574452 2021-01-05T19:41:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 662889 2021-01-05T19:41:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 858375 2024-09-13T05:17:03.028470 application/epub+zip 868302 2024-09-13T05:16:56.084501 application/epub+zip 281177 2024-09-13T05:16:54.931572 application/epub+zip 1110126 2024-09-13T05:17:08.243600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1068616 2024-09-13T05:17:01.966460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502824 2022-09-14T06:10:46.362426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513202 513013 2024-09-13T05:16:52.950575 2023-09-13T10:12:10.663528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 513334 2021-01-05T19:41:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 193762 2021-01-05T19:41:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 513325 2021-01-05T19:41:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 193735 2021-01-05T19:41:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20584 2024-09-13T05:17:08.388432 application/rdf+xml 15553 2024-09-13T05:16:55.306494 image/jpeg 4070 2024-09-13T05:16:55.119500 image/jpeg 712881 2024-09-13T05:16:54.119520 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