This is the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. It chronicles his life from his humble beginnings as a printer's apprentice to his rise as a successful statesman, scientist, and inventor. It also includes his reflections on his life and his thoughts on
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written.