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The Project Gutenberg eBook of "Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin."

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"He was therefore, feasted and invited to all the court parties. At these he sometimes met the old Duchess of Bourbon, who, being a chess player of about his force, they very generally played together. Happening once to put her king into prize, the Doctor took it. 'Ah,' says she, 'we do not take kings so.' 'We do in America,' said the Doctor."—Thomas Jefferson vii 1 Ancestry and Early Life in Boston 3 Beginning Life as a Printer 21 Arrival in Philadelphia 41 First Visit to Boston 55 Early Friends in Philadelphia 69 First Visit to London 77 Beginning Business in Philadelphia 99 Business Success and First Public Service 126 Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection 146 Poor Richard's Almanac and Other Activities 169 Interest in Public Affairs 188 Defense of the Province 201 Public Services and Duties 217 Albany Plan of Union 241 Quarrels with the Proprietary Governors 246 Braddock's Expedition 253 Franklin's Defense of the Frontier 274 Scientific Experiments 289 Agent of Pennsylvania in London

The Project Gutenberg eBook of "Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin." Project Gutenberg's Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, by Benjamin Franklin This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Author: Benjamin Franklin Editor: Frank Woodworth Pine Illustrator: E. Boyd Smith Release Date: December 28, 2006 [EBook #20203] [Last updated: October 19, 2022] La

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