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Explores the eighteenth-century inventor, scientist, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

Biography of Benjamin Franklin.

A boy recalls the day his deaf father saved everyone's life when fire broke out at the newspaper printing plant where he worked.

Describes the life of statesman Ben Franklin for young readers and includes information about his early life, large family, short education, printing career, kite experiment, and the Franklin stove. Later Franklin became interested in working for the government and assisted in writing and signing the Declaration of Independence.

Describes the life and accomplishments of inventor, writer, scientist, and statesman Benjamin Franklin, whose important contributions led the fight for American independence.

Benjamin Franklin was a man of many talents; constantly working to make things better for the colonists both before and after independence and he was also a great writer, contributing to both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

Attempts to unearth the historic Benjamin Franklin from the images that have accumulated since the publication of his "Autobiography" in 1794, presenting him as the most benevolent and philanthropic of the Founders, unconcerned with the accumulation of wealth, conflicted over his place in the world, and a latecomer to the idea of American freedom.

Offers a brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin and the influence he still has on modern Americans.