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Jeremy West Reeves ENG 251 20 October 2015 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin was written as a recollection of the life of a man that had an enormous impact on the formation of the United States of America and the principles which we are governed by to the present day. Franklin’s autobiography navigates us through his life, breaking down his ancestry, his childhood days, up until he was writing the autobiography. Franklin’s book shows us how he was…

born on January 14, 1741. He grew up in Connecticut, he also had five brothers and sisters, but one of his sisters died from yellow fever at a very young age. He began his business career with being an apothecary and bookseller. He decided that bookselling and apothecary was not for him, so he worked hard at being a successful merchant in selling goods and different products. Later after that, he discovered a man called Adam Babcock.…