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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 Richards 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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