From Boyhood to Manhood: Life of Benjamin Franklin
William Makepeace Thayer · English
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From Boyhood to Manhood: Life of Benjamin Franklin
William Makepeace Thayer · English
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BOYHOOD TO MANHOOD. I. FROM OLD ENGLAND TO NEW ENGLAND. "I am tired of so much persecution under the reign of our corrupt king," said a neighbor to Josiah Franklin, one day in the year 1685, in the usually quiet village of Banbury, England, "and I believe that I shall pull up stakes and emigrate to Boston. That is the most thriving port in America." "Well, I am not quite prepared for that yet," replied Franklin. "Our king is bad enough and tyrannical enough to make us all sick o
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