Krull, Kathleen

Presents a biography of Benjamin Franklin focusing on his pursuits in the natural sciences, as well as his fame in Paris, where Ben Franklin dolls, ashtrays, and wallpaper were sold.

Sheds new light on the Benjamin Franklin, who considered science his true calling in life, not nation building, in this perceptive, fair-minded portrait.

Combines historical facts, amusing anecdotes, and bits of gossip in brief profiles of twenty classic novelists and poets, including Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, Jane Austen, Mark Twain, and Emily Dickinson.

An illustrated exploration of the life of the fifth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire Kublai Khan that discusses his building of Beijing, children, rule, and more.