This is definitely in my top ten if not top five of all-time greatest autobiographies. I've read the book at least twice and even over the years parts of remain vivid in my mind. This include Ben's excited, youthful investigation of the bustling Philadelphia city, cheap loaf of bread under his arm. His noted desire to note and hopefully some day fix things with those he has wronged is very human, honest, and affecting. His excitement as an apprentice printer telegraphs well. I highly recommend this work.