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"I was dirty from my journey and my pockets were stuffed out with shirts and stockings. I knew no soul nor where to look for lodging. I was very hungry." <p>With these words, Benjamin Franklin describes his arrival in Philadelphia in 1723. He had run away from Boston in search of a job at a printer's shop. Ben quickly became known as more than a skilled printer. During his busy life, he invented bifocals and the Franklin stove. He founded a university and a fire department, and he helped to create the Constitution.</p> <p> In Their Own Words: Benjamin Franklin tells the exciting story of Ben Franklin's life using his newspaper articles and personal recollections. Hear Ben's story as if you were really there.</p> <p>A biography of the noted statesman and inventor, featuring excerpts from his letters, pamphlets, essays, scientific papers, and autobiography. </p>
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- Author
- Roop, Connie, author; Roop, Peter, author
- Publisher
- New York: Scholastic
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780439271790
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Memoir, Fiction, Literary Fiction
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