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.
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- INTRODUCTIONSample
- The Story of the Autobiography
- I ANCESTRY AND EARLY YOUTH 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
- 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
- ELECTRICAL KITE
- THE WAY TO WEALTH
- THE WHISTLE
- A LETTER TO SAMUEL MATHER
- BIBLIOGRAPHY