The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a record of the life of one of the most impressive people in the American history. Franklin's autobiography, although unfinished, represents one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. His book is the record of an unusual life told in his own unexcelled conversational style. The Autobiography is Franklin's longest work, and yet it is only a fragment of it. The account of Franklin's life is divided in a manner that reflects the different periods in which he wrote them. The first part, written as a letter to his son, William Franklin, was not intended for publication; the composition is more informal and the narrative more personal than in the second part, from 1730 onward, which was written with a view to publication. 
 Contents: 
 Ancestry and Early Life in Boston 
 Beginning Life as a Printer 
 Arrival in Philadelphia 
 First Visit to Boston 
 Early Friends in Philadelphia 
 First Visit to London 
 Beginning Business in Philadelphia 
 Business Success and First Public Service 
 Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection 
 Poor Richard's Almanac and Other Activities 
 Interest in Public Affairs 
 Defense of the Province 
 Public Services and Duties 
 Albany Plan of Union 
 Quarrels with the Proprietary Governors 
 Braddock's Expedition 
 Franklin's Defense of the Frontier 
 Scientific Experiments 
 Agent of Pennsylvania in London 
 Electrical Kite 
 The Way to Wealth 
 The Whistle 
 A Letter to Samuel Mather

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