The Story of Benjamin Franklin: For Young Readers (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Story of Benjamin Franklin: For Young Readers<br/><br/>His mother shook her head and said: No, Benjamin. 1 cannot give you any more. So you must be careful not to spend them foolishly.<br/><br/>The little fellow ran out into the street. He heard the pennies jingle in his pocket as he ran. He felt as though he was very rich.<br/><br/>Boston was at that time only a small town, and there were not many stores. As Benjamin ran down toward the busy part of the street, he wondered what he should buy.<br/><br/>Should he buy candy or toys? It had been a long time since he had tasted candy. As for toys, he hardly knew what they were.<br/><br/>About the Publisher<br/><br/>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br/><br/>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.