Surveys the life of Benjamin Franklin, highlighting his work as an inventor and statesman.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of the statesman, scientist, inventor, and Founding Father of the United States.

A biography of the founding father, from his boyhood in Boston through his apprenticeship in the publishing business to his accomplishments as a printer, scientist, inventor, and statesman.

Biography of an American icon.

A biography of eighteenth-century printer, scientist, revolutionary, and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin.

"Benjamin Franklin has been called one of the most accomplished and influential Americans in history, and his role in shaping the United States has had a lasting impact that is still felt today. Franklin's research into topics as varied as electricity, meteorology, demography, and oceanography were as wide-ranging and important as his travels, which took him across the globe as a diplomat."--