Poor Hartley had been working with all the energy of a good man in a good cause; but he was in the painful position of having no excuse to offer for the backwardness of his government. February 22, 1779, brought more reproaches from ...
Charming self-portrait covers boyhood, work as a printer, political career, scientific experiments, much more. Its openness, honesty, and readable style have made the "Autobiography" one of the great classics of...
Charming self-portrait covers boyhood, work as a printer, political career, scientific experiments, much more. Its openness, honesty, and readable style have made the "Autobiography" one of the great classics of...
Charting the passage of Franklin’s life and reputation from relative popular indifference (his death, while the occasion for mass mourning in France, was widely ignored in America) to posthumous glory, The Americanization of Benjamin ...
Thomas Penn, mezzotint by David Martin, after Davis. Thomas Penn (1702– 75) became the chief proprietor of Pennsylvania in 1746. He lived in Philadelphia for nine years (1732–41) and came to know Franklin as a ''sort of Tribune of the ...
This unfinished record of Benjamin Franklin's life, written by Franklin himself, is one of the most influential logs ever written.
Biography of a printer, writer, scientist, inventor, and patriot who helped write the Declaration of Independence and was a very famous historical figure.
The Writings of Benjamin Franklin: 1789-1790
Describes the life and notable accomplishments of Ben Franklin, eighteenth-century American printer, statesman, writer, and inventor.
A biography profiling the life of Benjamin Franklin and his leadership as a politician, scientist, inventor, and printer. Includes source notes and timeline.
Read about the fascinating life of Benjamin Franklin in this beautifully illustrated version of his autobiography.