Ben franklin autobiography annotated

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the timeBenjamin Franklin was the youngest son and 15th of 17 children of Josiah Franklin, a soap and candle maker who had immigrated to Boston from Northamptonshire, England.

Because he disliked his father's trade but loved reading, he was apprenticed at the age of 12 to his brother James, a printer. He and James often disagreed, and finally Benjamin quit before his contract had expired.

Ben franklin autobiography annotated

Looking for work, he went first to New York and then to Philadelphia, where he was hired by Samuel Keimer.Governor Keith of Pennsylvania was impressed with Franklin and offered to set him up in business. Assuming that Keith had placed letters of credit for him on board his ship, Franklin sailed for England to purchase his printing equipment, only to find that no such letters had been written.

He therefore was forced to spend several months working in a London printing house. But he