1.ANCESTRY AND EARLY YOUTH IN BOSTON 2.BEGINNING LIFE AS A PRINTER 3.ARRIVAL IN PHILADELPHIA 4.FIRST VISIT TO BOSTON 5.EARLY FRIENDS IN PHILADELPHIA 6.FIRST VISIT TO LONDON 7.BEGINNING BUSINESS IN PHILADELPHIA 8.BUSINESS SUCCESS AND FIRST PUBLICSERVICE 9.PLAN FOR ATTAINING MORAL PERFECTION 10.POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC AND OTHER ACTIVITIES 11.INTEREST IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS 12.DEFENSE OF THE PROVINCE 13.PUBLIC SERVICES AND DUTIES(1749-1753) 14.ALBANY PLAN OF UNION 15.QUARRELS WITH THE PROPRIETARY GOVERNORS 16.BRADDOCK'S EXPEDITION 17.FRANKLIN' S DEFENSE OF THE FRONTIER 18.SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS 19.AGENT OF PENNSYLVANIA IN LONDON APPENDIX BIBLIOGRAPHY