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Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
©2013
Physical Desc
86 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Description
An introduction to the life of young Benjamin Franklin describes how, as a rebellious teen in 1732, he ran away from his family and a Boston apprenticeship to Philadelphia, and how throughout subsequent decades he rose to become a distinguished statesman, renowned author and world-famous scientist.
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Benjamin Franklin is perhaps the most remarkable figure in American history: the greatest statesman of his age, he played a pivotal role in the formation of the American republic. He was also a pioneering scientist, a best-selling author, the country's first postmaster general, a printer, a bon vivant, a diplomat, a ladies' man, and a moralist, and the most prominent celebrity of the 18th century. Franklin was, however, a man of vast contradictions,...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
47 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Description
Presents a life of the American statesman who was a diplomat, postmaster, inventor, and revolutionary and played an integral part in the founding of the nation through his great writings and communication skills.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers/Penguin Group
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.
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Detailed tribute to the life and work of the Founding Father that augments parchment-style spreads with intricate artwork, engaging facts and evocative quotes.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
x, 590 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Description
-- Benjamin Franklin, The most interesting thing that Franklin invented, and continually reinvented, was himself. America's first great publicist, he was consciously trying to create a new American archetype. In the process, he carefully crafted his own persona, portrayed it in public, and polished it for posterity. His guiding principle was a "dislike of everything that tended to debase the spirit of the common people." Few of his fellow founders...
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