1.ANCESTRY AND EARLY YOUTH IN BOSTON
2.BEGINNING LIFE AS A PRINTER
3.ARRIVAL IN PHILADELPHIA
4.FIRST VISIT TO BOSTON
5.EARLY FRIENDS IN PHILADELPHIA
6.FIRST VISIT TO LONDON
7.BEGINNING BUSINESS IN PHILADELPHIA
8.BUSINESS SUCCESS AND FIRST PUBLICSERVICE
9.PLAN FOR ATTAINING MORAL PERFECTION
10.POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
11.INTEREST IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS
12.DEFENSE OF THE PROVINCE
13.PUBLIC SERVICES AND DUTIES(1749-1753)
14.ALBANY PLAN OF UNION
15.QUARRELS WITH THE PROPRIETARY GOVERNORS
16.BRADDOCK'S EXPEDITION
17.FRANKLIN' S DEFENSE OF THE FRONTIER
18.SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS
19.AGENT OF PENNSYLVANIA IN LONDON
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