Widely regarded as one of America's most accomplished statesmen, Benjamin Franklin began his career as an apprentice in his brother's printing business. A restless spirit took him to Philadelphia where he opened his own printing shop. Despite very little formal schooling, Franklin's love for learning and experimentation led him to world-wide fame as a printer, scientist, inventor, and statesman. In his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin shares his uniquely practical-and uniquely American-story and philosophy .