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Contents Preface: The Power of \'slues, by Any Gut~nann ix Introduction: Benjamin Franklin and the American Imagination, by Peter Conn 1 P A R T I . T H E A U T O B I O G R A P H Y The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, edited by Nathan G. Goodman 7 P A R T 1 1 . C R I T I C A L E S S A Y S Benjamin Franklin and the American Enlightenment, by Richard R. Beeman 145 Freedom of Reason, b ! - Paul Gu!-er 150 An Inclination Joined wit11 an Ability to Serve, by Michael Zuckerman 154 The Key to Electricity, by Michael I'eisberg 159 A P P E S D I C E S Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylrania, b~ Benjamin Franklin 16.3 X Chrono1og1-of Franklin's Life, cornpiled by Mark Frazier Llo1-d 171 Contributors 179 This page intentionally left blank ...

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