Foreword
Preface
List of Illustrations
PART ONE
Introduction: The Life of Benjamin Franklin
The Road to Success
A Political Life
The History of the Autobiography
PART TWO
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Franklin's First Outline for the Autobiography
PART THREE
Related Documents
1. Plan of Conduct, 1726
2. Poor Richard Improved, 1758
3. Letter to Lord Howe, July 20, 1776
4. Speech in the Convention at the Conclusion of Its Deliberations, September 17, 1787
5. An Address to the Public, November 9, 1789
6. Sidi Mehemet Ibrahim on the Slave Trade, March 23, 1790
APPENDICES
A Franklin Chronology (1706–1790)
Questions for Consideration
Bibliography
Index