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This simply written, vivid biography reveals an amazing American—a man of imagination, wit, and extraordinary ability. It shows Franklin first as a lively boy, then as a young apprentice in his brother's Boston printing shop. It tells of Ben's running away to Philadelphia and of his winning a place there as a printer. It describes his exciting experiments with electricity, his invention of the Franklin stove, his famous Poor Richard's Almanac. And it emphasizes his many services to his country, at home and abroad.
The illustrations, like the text, are vigorous and authentic.
—from the dust jacket
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