The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, and a Sketch of Franklin's Life From the Point Where the Autobiography Ends, Drawn Chiefly From His Letters

Excerpt from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, and a Sketch of Franklin's Life From the Point Where the Autobiography Ends, Drawn Chiefly From His Letters: With Notes and a Chronological Historical Table The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin has prob ably been more extensively read than any other American historical work. And no other book of its kind has had such ups and downs of fortune. Franklin lived for many yagis in England, where he was agent for Pennsylvania and other American colonies. He was separated from his family, and it was during one of his long absences, in 1771, that he determined to write an account of his life, which had been an event ful one,' for his son William Franklin, then about forty years Old. William Franklin had been with his 'father in England, as the first paragraph of the Auto biography shows, and had been admitted to the bar there, but finding favor at' court had been appointed Governor of New Jersey, and was in that position when Franklin was writing. He held to the royal cause and was thereby estranged from his father, though before Benjamin Franklin's death they were partially reconciled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.