Meanwhile, a close Franklin friend, Thomas Paine, published on January 10th, 1776, a two-shilling pamphlet of 47 pages called “Common Sense.” It was a devastating attack on the two ideas that still prevented most Americans from voting ...
This classic biography by eminent historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Fleming paints a lively portrait of Franklin, a self-made man blessed with talent and immense curiosity about the world around him.
You are holding the only modern adaptation of Benjamin Franklin’s 18th century autobiography. It is at its heart one of the greatest business stories ever told. The most versatile Founding...
Introduces the life and accomplishments, from A to Z, of a Founding Father, from armonicas to bifocals, with adages and cartoons.
A short biography of the American genius who was a statesman, inventor, author and more.
A biography of the young Philadelphia printer who grew up to become a world-renowned author, diplomat, scientist, and inventor, and one of the founding fathers of the United States. *** Childhood of Famous Americans *** One of the most ...
Professor McCormick makes this great work more accessible and adds his own insights.” -Walter Isaacson, author, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life “Anyone who's got the bug and drive to become a great leader and innovator can only be ...