Project Gutenberg 2008-08-13 Public domain in the USA. 185 Thayer, William Makepeace 1820 1898 Thayer, William M. (William Makepeace) The Printer Boy; Or, How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark An Example for Youth. Produced by Steven Gibbs, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Printer Boy; Or, How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark" by William M. Thayer is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative explores the early life of Benjamin Franklin, detailing his childhood experiences, lessons learned, and the foundation upon which he built his future as a distinguished statesman and inventor. This book serves as an illustrative guide for youth, emphasizing the importance of character formation and industriousness through Franklin's early endeavors. The opening of the book sets the stage for young Benjamin Franklin at the age of seven, during a holiday when he is given some money to spend as he likes. Excited by the prospect, he quickly becomes enamored with a whistle he sees another boy playing with and impulsively spends all his pocket money to buy one. However, he soon learns a valuable lesson about the cost of his choices when his family points out that he paid far too much for his new toy, leading to reflections on how this theme of making wise decisions continues throughout life. This chapter not only introduces Benjamin as a curious and enthusiastic boy but also establishes a crucial motif regarding the value of thoughtful living that resonates throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 CT E186 Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Biographies Category: History - American 413094 2025-08-11T04:35:51.335080 text/html 419130 2021-01-03T23:42:23 text/html 573435 2025-08-11T04:35:57.364071 application/epub+zip 575703 2025-08-11T04:35:52.359072 application/epub+zip 205873 2025-08-11T04:35:51.847125 application/epub+zip 720932 2025-08-11T04:36:01.209016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675887 2025-08-11T04:35:56.788051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306774 2022-09-12T08:46:01.680764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373232 2025-08-11T04:35:50.465087 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 373020 2021-01-03T23:42:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 373014 2021-01-03T23:42:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20462 2025-08-11T04:36:01.358008 application/rdf+xml 29502 2025-08-11T04:35:51.927050 image/jpeg 4451 2025-08-11T04:35:51.888050 image/jpeg 139293 2021-01-03T23:42:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 583820 2021-01-03T23:42:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 139265 2021-01-03T23:42:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 598993 2025-08-11T04:35:51.387072 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog