Project Gutenberg 2012-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 84 Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) 1793 1860 Parley, Peter Goodrich, Samuel Griswold Goodrich, S. G. (Samuel Griswold) The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes E-text prepared by Katherine Ward and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from scanned images of public domain material generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com/) "The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes" is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This work aims to chronicle the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin through a series of engaging narratives, anecdotes, and sketches, emphasizing his impact on American history and society. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Franklin's early life, detailing his birth in Boston in 1706, his family background, and his initial inclination towards education and the church, which later evolved as financial constraints redirected him toward apprenticeships in trade. The opening chapters highlight his passion for reading, his involvement in various trades, and his apprenticeship under his brother, illustrating the formative years that shaped his character and ambitions. Franklin's adventures, including his attempts at writing poetry and his eventual career advancements, set the stage for his remarkable journey as an influential figure in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Statesmen -- United States -- Biography E300 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 284884 283473 2024-09-16T08:35:03.622891 2023-09-17T03:50:05.139434 text/html text/html 279767 2012-01-02T12:47:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 825806 2012-01-02T12:51:25 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1005822 2024-09-16T08:35:11.070833 application/epub+zip 1011189 2024-09-16T08:35:06.663884 application/epub+zip 174433 2024-09-16T08:35:05.528883 application/epub+zip 1265390 2024-09-16T08:35:14.450822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1247449 2024-09-16T08:35:10.224919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237003 2022-09-17T14:17:56.596182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258950 258725 2024-09-16T08:35:02.951898 2023-09-17T03:50:04.428414 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 258463 2012-01-02T12:35:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 95151 2012-01-02T12:35:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 258474 2012-01-02T12:35:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95144 2012-01-02T12:35:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20532 2024-09-16T08:35:14.593827 application/rdf+xml 25085 2024-09-16T08:35:05.889888 image/jpeg 4586 2024-09-16T08:35:05.707898 image/jpeg 899301 2024-09-16T08:35:03.671889 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