Part 1
The archetypal American rags-to-respectability scene, contrasting his humble entrance with his later eminence.
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From The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
Franklin's iconic self-portrait as a bedraggled seventeen-year-old runaway entering Philadelphia, walking up Market Street eating one roll with another under each arm, passing his future wife Deborah Read who laughed at his ridiculous appearance.
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