Benjamin Franklin: A Young Troublemaker

Benjamin Franklin: A Young Troublemaker

Yes, Benjamin Franklin, one of the most important figures in American history had quite mischievous early...
Ben Franklin gets a girl Pregnant at 17

Ben Franklin gets a girl Pregnant at 17

Well not quite. When he was 17 Ben Franklin had a falling out with his brother for whom he was apprenticing....
The Secret Meaning of Franklin’s Autobio

The Secret Meaning of Franklin’s Autobio

In Part 2 of his autobiography Ben Franklin includes letters from two of his friends who comment about...
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

From whatever walk of life you may come, Ben Franklin’s autobiography can be an indispensable navigation...

Benjamin Franklin: A Young Troublemaker

Archives, Biographies, Featured This Week — November 26, 2009 at 11:38 pm
Yes, Benjamin Franklin, one of the most important figures in American history had quite mischievous early years. It’s hard to picture one of the most ingenious people to ever have slipped into legendom as a neighborhood kid who led his group of friends into folly. Well many times that’s just what he did. He recounts in his autobiography one particular instance: There was a salt-marsh that bounded part of...

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The Secret Meaning of Franklin’s Autobio

The Secret Meaning of Franklin’s Autobio
In Part 2 of his autobiography Ben Franklin includes letters from two of his friends who comment about the first part of...
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Benjamin Franklin: A Young Troublemaker

Benjamin Franklin: A Young Troublemaker
Yes, Benjamin Franklin, one of the most important figures in American history had quite mischievous early years. It’s hard...
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Ben Franklin gets a girl Pregnant at 17

Ben Franklin gets a girl Pregnant at 17
Well not quite. When he was 17 Ben Franklin had a falling out with his brother for whom he was apprenticing. Afterward,...
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Benjamin Franklin: A Young Troublemaker

Benjamin Franklin: A Young Troublemaker
Yes, Benjamin Franklin, one of the most important figures in American history had quite mischievous early years. It’s hard to picture one of the most ingenious people to ever have slipped into legendom as a neighborhood kid who led his group of friends into folly. Well many times that’s just what...
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Ben Franklin gets a girl Pregnant at 17

Ben Franklin gets a girl Pregnant at 17
Well not quite. When he was 17 Ben Franklin had a falling out with his brother for whom he was apprenticing. Afterward, he resolved to run away from Boston to find employment in New York. Knowing that his family would try to stop him from leaving, he had to find a way to slip out of town undetected....
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The Secret Meaning of Franklin’s Autobio

The Secret Meaning of Franklin’s Autobio
In Part 2 of his autobiography Ben Franklin includes letters from two of his friends who comment about the first part of his autobiography and encourage him to continue it to completion. The ideas in these letters seem to place the entire work into context and it seems that Franklin chose to include...
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
From whatever walk of life you may come, Ben Franklin’s autobiography can be an indispensable navigation tool. Franklin begins the account of his life with his childhood in Boston in the early 1700s. He tells about his trouble with math, vegetarianism, his apprenticeship at his brother’s print shop,...
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