From Boyhood to Manhood: Life of Benjamin Franklin

About this eBook

Author

Thayer, William Makepeace, 1820-1898

Credits

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Beth Trapaga, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders

Language

English

LoC Class

E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)

Subject

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Category

Text

eBook-No.

9607

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9607

Release Date

January 1, 2006

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.FROM BOYHOOD TO MANHOOD — ILLUSTRATED — PREFACE — CONTENTS
2. 2.BOYHOOD TO MANHOOD. — I.
3. 3.II. — THE FIFTEENTH GIFT.
4. 4.III. — PAYING TOO DEAR FOR THE WHISTLE.
5. 5.IV. — IN SCHOOL.
6. 6.V. — OUT OF SCHOOL.
7. 7.VI. — FROM SCHOOL TO CANDLE-SHOP.
8. 8.VII. — CHOOSING A TRADE AND STEALING SPORT.
9. 9.VIII. — BECOMING PRINTER-BOY.
10. 10.IX. — TABLE-TALK EDUCATION. — X. — LEADER OF SPORTS AND THOUGHT.
11. 11.XI. — STARTING A NEWSPAPER.
12. 12.XII. — THE RUSE, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
13. 13.XIII. — BOOKS OF HIS BOYHOOD.
14. 14.XIV. — LEARNING THE ART OF COMPOSITION.
15. 15.XV. — THE "COURANT" IN TROUBLE.
16. 16.XVI. — THE BOY EDITOR.
17. 17.XVII. — THE YOUNG SKEPTIC.
18. 18.XVIII. — HOW HE QUIT BOSTON.
19. 19.XIX. — TRIALS OF A RUNAWAY.
20. 20.XX. — THE WALKING COMEDY.
21. 21.XXI. — GETTING ON.
22. 22.XXII. — GOING UP HIGHER.
23. 23.XXIII. — THE SURPRISE, AND ITS RESULTS.
24. 24.XXIV. — HIS RETURN, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
25. 25.XXV. — WORKING, READING, AND COURTING.
26. 26.XXVI. — A BOGUS SCHEME.
27. 27.XXVII. — "OUR WATER-DRINKER."
28. 28.XXVIII. — AT HOME AGAIN.
29. 29.XXIX. — UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE.
30. 30.XXX. — THE LEATHERN-APRON CLUB.
31. 31.XXXI. — BRIGHTER DAYS.
32. 32.XXXII. — NO LONGER A SKEPTIC.
33. 33.XXXIII. — POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC.
34. 34.XXXIV. — MORE HONORS AND MORE WORK.
35. 35.XXXV. — PHILOSOPHER AND STATESMAN.

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