Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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Page 27
... printer and mechanic- that he made his way in the world . " A penny saved is a penny earned " may be found engraved on the walls of savings banks throughout the land , but printers remember that at the height of his national prestige ...
... printer and mechanic- that he made his way in the world . " A penny saved is a penny earned " may be found engraved on the walls of savings banks throughout the land , but printers remember that at the height of his national prestige ...
Page 82
... printer : and I was the rather inclined to leave Boston , when I reflected that I had already made myself a little ... printer of the place , old Mr. Wm . Bradford , ( who had been the first printer in Pennsylvania , but removed from ...
... printer : and I was the rather inclined to leave Boston , when I reflected that I had already made myself a little ... printer of the place , old Mr. Wm . Bradford , ( who had been the first printer in Pennsylvania , but removed from ...
Page 85
... printer's . I found in the shop the old man his father , whom I had seen at New York , and who travelling on horse back had got to Philadelphia before me . He introduced me to his son , who received me civilly , gave me a breakfast ...
... printer's . I found in the shop the old man his father , whom I had seen at New York , and who travelling on horse back had got to Philadelphia before me . He introduced me to his son , who received me civilly , gave me a breakfast ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY | 164 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
Copyright | |
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