The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinUniversity of California Press, 1964 - 238 páginas The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is an honest and sometimes lusty chronicle of a man who lived life fully. Franklin originally began to write his memoirs for his son, William Franklin, from whom he later became estranged. The Autobiography relates the author's rise from poverty as the youngest of 17 children of a soap and candle maker through his apprenticeship as a printer and to his role as Pennsylvania's agent in England in 1757. Franklin provides details regarding his constant struggle to improve himself in education and in business and explains his passion for improvement, of both self and the public. The Autobiography ends when Franklin's activities reach an international scope, and he becomes a truly public figure, |
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... ENGLAND COPYRIGHT , 1949 , BY THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA COMPOSITION BY MACKENZIE & HARRIS , INC . , SAN FRANCISCO , CALIFORNIA PRESSWORK BY GEORGE BANTA PUBLISHING COMPANY ...
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Sección 2 | 87 |
Sección 3 | 95 |
Sección 4 | 98 |
Sección 5 | 105 |
Sección 6 | 108 |
Sección 7 | 114 |
Sección 8 | 210 |
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