Four American Leaders

by Charles William Eliot

Book Overview

The facts about Franklin as a printer are simple and plain, but impressive. His father, respecting the boy's strong disinclination to become a tallow-chandler, selected the printer's trade for him, after giving him opportunities to see members of several different trades at their work, and considering the boy's own tastes and aptitudes. It was at twelve years of age that Franklin signed indentures as an apprentice to his older brother James, who was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 151714292X
• ISBN13: 9781517142926
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"