1. A Boyhood in Boston 9
2. A Young Man on His Own 18
3. The Birth of Poor Richard 28
4. The Civic-Minded Citizen 38
5. The Thunder Giant 49
6. A Brief Military Career 61
7. The Battle with the Penns 73
8. The White Christian Savages 84
9. The Stamp Act 91
10. Friendships in England 100
11. The Terrible Hutchinson Letters 111
12. Beginning of a Long War 123
13. The Splendid Word Independence 132
14. France Falls in Love with an American 143
15. America’s First Ambassador 155
16. A Glorious Old Age 165
17. The Closing Years 177
_Suggested Reading_ 188
_Index_ 189