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You
need to help Ben Franklin get to his meeting at Independence
Hall.
Benjamin
Franklin - Printer. As
a child, I loved to read, write, and collect books; so when
it came time to choose a trade, my father decided I would
become a printer. At the age of twelve, I started as an
apprentice with my older brother James. At the age of
twenty-two, I opened my own printing shop. My newspaper, the
Pennsylvania Gazette became very popular and profitable. A
few years later, Poor Richard’s Almanack was released and
soon became the best selling book in the colonies, selling
over 10,000 copies a year. Soon, I became the most active
printer in the colonies and was appointed the official
printer of Pennsylvania. My duties included printing money,
laws, and documents for the colony. I then became the public
printer for Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland. I also
helped establish newspapers in New York, Connecticut, and
two islands in the West Indies.
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