A first book in American history with European beginnings . ji: I«P B= — _ rrr 411 iff*-, tan F---— irrr. The Birthplace of Franklin. A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY trade. The natural thing for a boy to do was to learnhis fathers trade. So for two years after leaving schoolBenjamin worked for his father, cutting wicks, moldingcandles, tending shop, and running errands. But his great liking for the few books at his com-mand persuaded his father to make a printer of brother James was a printer; and when thelad was twelve years old, he was apprenticed to this elderbrother. In retu
A first book in American history with European beginnings . ji: I«P B= — _ rrr 411 iff*-, tan F---— irrr. The Birthplace of Franklin. A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY trade. The natural thing for a boy to do was to learnhis fathers trade. So for two years after leaving schoolBenjamin worked for his father, cutting wicks, moldingcandles, tending shop, and running errands. But his great liking for the few books at his com-mand persuaded his father to make a printer of brother James was a printer; and when thelad was twelve years old, he was apprenticed to this elderbrother. In return for his board and clothes, and forbeing taught the printers trade, Benjamin was to workfor his brother until he was twenty-one. Once in the printing house, Benjamin had better op-portunities for reading. Often the booksellers would lendhim books, which he would sit up all night to read thatthey might be returned in the morning. Inspired by his reading he began to practice day long he worked hard at his trade; but in the earlymornings, in the evenings, and on Sundays, he would readand w
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