Ben Franklin: The American Dream (The True Story of Benjamin

Ben Franklin: The American Dream (The True Story of Benjamin Franklin) (Historical Biographies of Famous People)
No American has ever been such a success in so many fields as Benjamin Franklin. He produced the countryâ€™s first literary masterpiece with his Autobiography, and the witty epigrams of his Poor Richardâ€™s Almanac continue to pepper our everyday speech. He was one of the American coloniesâ€™ great civic leaders, founding libraries, hospitals, and other civic organizations. He was the first to name batteries, and â€œpositiveâ€ and â€œnegativeâ€ electrical charges, and he invented the lightning rod, the bifocals, and the Franklin stove. He was on the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence, and he won the greatest diplomatic triumph in American history when he secured French military support for the American Revolution, guaranteeing its success.

In this compact, highly readable biography, Alexander Kennedy examines every facet of this many-sided figure. He separates fact from fiction in such famous incidents as the kite-and-key experiment, and reveals lesser known aspects of the great manâ€™s life, such as his role in the popularization of American chess or the nascent abolition movement. In seeing the countless ways that this great polymath shaped the nation, the reader gradually comes to realize that to understand Benjamin Franklin is to understand America herself...

"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." - Benjamin Franklin

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- Readable, laypersonâ€™s explanations of Franklinâ€™s most important scientific breakthroughs.
- Franklinâ€™s â€œGreat Compromiseâ€ at the Constitutional Convention.
- The mystery around Franklinâ€™s illegitimate son William.
- Franklinâ€™s battles with Parliament before the American Revolution.
- The reasons for Franklinâ€™s surprising midlife retirement.
- Franklinâ€™s key role in early American literature.
- Many quotes and witticisms in Franklinâ€™s own words.
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Country USA
Author Alexander Kennedy
Binding Kindle Edition
Format Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages 167
PublicationDate 2016-03-15
ReleaseDate 2016-03-15

Country	USA
Author	Alexander Kennedy
Binding	Kindle Edition
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
NumberOfPages	167
PublicationDate	2016-03-15
ReleaseDate	2016-03-15

Ben Franklin: The American Dream (The True Story of Benjamin Franklin) (Historical Biographies of Famous People)

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