The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · Character
David Harry
Printer who worked for Keimer and later started his own business.
minor
Also known as Harry
First appearance: vii beginning business in philadelphia
David Harry's tie to Samuel Keimer is one of the pressures that moves The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Keimer's apprentice who sets up his own printing business but fails due to pride and neglect.
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With Samuel Keimer (professional): Harry was Keimer's apprentice and later rival printer, eventually leaving Keimer's shop. In Business Success and First Public Service: Keimer's apprentice who sets up his own printing…
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This excerpt marks the dramatic climax because Franklin transitions from merely recording his personal success…
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