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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Version 2)

Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)

In Benjamin Franklin's lifetime, he kept good record of his life and travels, and although Franklin was never a president, he still plays a crucial part in our American history. (Summary by Elijah Fisher)

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Introduction	Duane Desalvo	00:19:08
Play 01	Ancestry and Early Life in Boston	Tommy Hersant	00:27:28
Play 02	Beginning Life as a Printer	Seth Pate	00:20:36
Play 03	Arrival in Philadelphia	Seth Pate	00:15:18
Play 04	First Visit to Boston	Ciufi Galeazzi	00:17:38
Play 05	Early Friends in Philadelphia	Ciufi Galeazzi	00:09:54
Play 06	First Visit to London	Ciufi Galeazzi	00:27:46
Play 07	Beginning Business in Philadelphia	Ciufi Galeazzi	00:34:36
Play 08	Business Success and First Public Service	Ciufi Galeazzi	00:25:31
Play 09	Plan for Attaining Moral Perfection	Tommy Hersant	00:33:17
Play 10	"Poor Richard's Almanac" and Other Activities	Duane Desalvo	00:18:39
Play 11	Interest in Public Affairs	Elijah Fisher	00:17:30
Play 12	Defense of the Province	Ciufi Galeazzi	00:20:28
Play 13	Public Services and Duties	Kathleen Moore	00:33:05
Play 14	Albany Plan of Union	Duane Desalvo	00:05:25
Play 15	Quarrels with the Proprietary Governors	Elijah Fisher	00:08:32
Play 16	Braddock's Expedition	KevinS	00:27:02
Play 17	Franklin's Defense of the Frontier	Tommy Hersant	00:21:16
Play 18	Scientific Experiments	Greg Giordano	00:10:02
Play 19	Agent of Pennsylvania in London	Kathleen Moore	00:40:41
Play 20	Appendix	Elijah Fisher	00:03:16

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