One scene in this work shows the protagonist prese
One scene in this work shows the protagonist presenting silver coins to family members who only ever used paper money, and in another scene, characters read a Bible taped to the bottom of a stool. This work's protagonist is inspired to become a vegetarian by Thomas Tryon, and he later notes the high cost and low nutrition value of the beer guzzled by his co-workers. Featuring apprenticeships to Samuel Keimer and Hugo Meredith, this book centers on a man surprised to learn that at a bakery in his new city, three-penny can buy him "three great puffy rolls." Addressed to the author's son William and including the founding of the American Philosophical Society and the acquisition of a print shop in Philadelphia, for ten points, name this memoir of a founding father.
One scene in this work shows the protagonist presenting silver coins to family members who only ever used paper money, and in another scene, characters read a Bible taped to the bottom of a stool.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin [accept synonyms for "autobiography"]