Benjamin Franklin

Born into the family of a Boston candlemaker, Benjamin Franklin turned the lessons of his humble beginning into wisdom that helped found a nation. This biography takes his point of departure on the question of whether young people should adopt the model of this American character or whether the hero...

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Main Author: Gaustad, Edwin S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2006, 2006
Series:Lives & legacies / Lives & legacies
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