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ReadOasis Step 2 A long time ago there was a boy who lived in Pennsylvania. His name was Benjamin West. The boy loved pictures.... The First Great American Painter

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A long time ago there was a boy who lived in Pennsylvania. His name was Benjamin West. The boy loved pictures. There was nothing that he loved more. But he had only seen a few pictures. They were in a small book.

The book did not belong to Benjamin. His father and mother were very religious. They did not think it was right to spend money for pretty things. They thought that pictures might take his mind away from prayer and work.

One day Benjamin's mother had to go to a neighb...

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