PREFACE.
Benjamin Franklin.
CHAPTER I.
Parentage and Early Life.
CHAPTER II.
Developments of Character.
CHAPTER III.
Excursion to England.
CHAPTER IV.
Mental and Moral Conflicts.
CHAPTER V.
The Dawn of Prosperity.
CHAPTER VI.
Religious and Philosophic Views.
CHAPTER VII.
The Tradesman becomes a Philosopher.
CHAPTER VIII.
The Rising Storms of War.
CHAPTER IX.
Franklin’s Mission to England.
CHAPTER X.
Franklin’s Second Mission to England.
CHAPTER XI.
The Intolerance of King and Court.
CHAPTER XII.
The Bloodhounds of War Unleashed.
CHAPTER XIII.
Progress of the War, both of Diplomacy and the Sword.
CHAPTER XIV.
The Struggles of Diplomacy.
CHAPTER XV.
Life’s Closing Scenes.
