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Beyond the Biography: Benjamin Franklin in His Own Words

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Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is one of the most well-known personal accounts of a life ever to be written. However, Ben Franklin essentially finished this publication when he was just over fifty years old – and he lived another thirty years! Here are some entertaining tidbits from Benjamin Franklin’s correspondence that haven’t received as much publicity but give a more rounded picture of who this surprisingly modern (but eighteenth-century) man really was. Come prepared to laugh and reflect as you hear the words and background of one of our finest statesmen.