Printer, Philosopher, Scientist, Writer, Politician, Inventor, Postmaster, Soldier, Diplomat, American. This is Ben Franklin. Part of the Immortals leadership series.
VIDEOS
BOOKS
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin: The Life of a Printer, Scientist, and Revolutionary
Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity
FRANKLIN’S WRITINGS
The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin
Poor Richard’s Almanack
How Benjamin Franklin’s Almanac Appealed to the Common Man
Poor Richard’s Expressions
“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”
“A friend in need is a friend indeed!”
“Fish and Visitors stink in 3 days.”
FAMILY
William Franklin: Son of a Patriot, Servant of a King
LIFE IN THE COLONIES
Benjamin Franklin Is Born In Boston, Jan. 17, 1706
The Printer: Franklin Court Printing Office
How Ben Franklin’s Viral Political Cartoon United the 13 Colonies
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
AGENT TO LONDON
The Benjamin Franklin House: 36 Craven Street, London
How Alexander Wedderburn Cost England America
FOUNDING FATHER
Benjamin Franklin and the Declaration of Independence
Join, Or Die: America’s First Political Cartoon
Benjamin Franklin’s Speech at the Constitutional Convention
Benjamin Franklin, First Postmaster General
SERVICE IN EUROPE
Minister to Sweden: The Swedish-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce, April 3, 1783
America’s first rock star: Benjamin Franklin in France
Treaty of Alliance with France, February 6, 1778
Negotiating the Treaty of Paris, 1783
LATER YEARS
Benjamin Franklin Dies in Philadelphia
MUSEUMS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Benjamin Franklin Museum, Philadelphia
