The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Illustrated by Tales, Sketches, and Anecdotes

by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich

EN·~3 hours·2 chapters

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THE LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

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~3 hours (225K characters)

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Project Gutenberg

Release date

2012-01-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38469

Subjects

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Statesmen -- United States -- Biography

About the author

Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich

1793–1860

Best known as "Peter Parley," he helped shape early American children's reading with lively books that made history, geography, and everyday knowledge feel approachable. He was also a publisher and editor whose work reached a huge 19th-century audience.

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