
Printer, inventor, diplomat, Founding Father — the original self-made American.
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Benjamin Franklin wrote the blueprint for the self-made man — and was honest enough to admit vanity had something to do with it.
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ANCESTRY AND EARLY YOUTH IN BOSTON Twyford,[3] at the Bishop of St. Asaph's, 1771. Dear son: I have ever had pleasure in obtaining any little anecdotes of my ancestors. You may remember the inquiries I made among the remains of my relations when you were with…
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