Becoming Ben Franklin : how a candle-maker's son helped light the flame of liberty /

An introduction to the life of young Benjamin Franklin describes how, as a rebellious teen in 1732, he ran away from his family and a Boston apprenticeship to Philadelphia, and how throughout subsequent decades he rose to become a distinguished statesman, renowned author and world-famous scientist.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Freedman, Russell, 1929-2018 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Holiday House, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The runaway apprentice
  • Benjamin Franklin of Philadelphia, printer
  • Snatching lightning from the sky
  • Borrowing an idea from the Iroquois
  • Dr. Fatsides in the mother country
  • Becoming a rebel
  • Declaring independence
  • An American in Paris
  • A useful life
  • Timeline.