CONTENTS E302 INTRODUCTION THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY I. Ancestry and Early Life in Boston II. Beginning Life as a Printer III. Arrival in Philadelphia IV. First Visit to Boston V. Early Friends in Philadelphia VI. First Visit to London - VII. Beginning Business in Philadelphia VIII. Business Success and First Public Service - IX. Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection X. Poor Richard's Almanac and Other Activities XI. Interest in Public Affairs XII. Defense of the Province XIII. Public Services and Duties XIV. Albany Plan of Union - XV. Quarrels with the Proprietary Governors XVI. Braddock's Expedition XVII. Franklin's Defense of the Frontier XVIII. Scientific Experiments XIX. Agent of Pennsylvania in London - APPENDIX Electrical Kite The Way to Wealth The Whistle A Letter to Samuel Mather BIBLIOGRAPHY |