One passage of this work discusses how the narrator attempted vegetarianism, but after seeing that fish ate other fish, reasoned himself out of it. In its final passage, Captain Kennedy prevents a shipwreck in St. George's Channel, which impresses upon the narrator the need to build lighthouses in his homeland before he goe
One passage of this work discusses how the narrator attempted vegetarianism, but after seeing that fish ate other fish, reasoned himself out of it. In its final passage, Captain Kennedy prevents a shipwreck in St. George's Channel, which impresses upon the narrator the need to build lighthouses in his homeland before he goes on his first diplomatic mission to London. Its minor characters include the poet James Ralph and the printer Andrew Bradford, with whom the narrator competes under Samuel Keimer writing The Pennsylvania Gazette. Addressed to the narrator's son William, the colonial governor of New Jersey, for 10 points, name this autobiography that also discusses an experiment involving a kite and lightning.
One passage of this work discusses how the narrator attempted vegetarianism, but after seeing that fish ate other fish, reasoned himself out of it.
The {Autobiography of Ben}jamin {Franklin} [or The {Private Life of the Late Benjamin Franklin}, or {Memoires de la vie privee}]