Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia

Benjamin Franklin was one of the busiest men in the American colonies. He was a printer, a postmaster, an inventor, a writer, and a diplomat. When the Revolutionary War began, Ben supported America in the Continental Congress. Like the clever adages from his Poor Richard’s Almanac, Ben Franklin still sets an example for Americans today.

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Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia

Benjamin Franklin was one of the busiest men in the American colonies. He was a printer, a postmaster, an inventor, a writer, and a diplomat. When the Revolutionary War began, Ben supported America in the Continental Congress. Like the clever adages from his Poor Richard’s Almanac, Ben Franklin still sets an example for Americans today.

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Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia

Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia

Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia

Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia

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Overview

Benjamin Franklin was one of the busiest men in the American colonies. He was a printer, a postmaster, an inventor, a writer, and a diplomat. When the Revolutionary War began, Ben supported America in the Continental Congress. Like the clever adages from his Poor Richard’s Almanac, Ben Franklin still sets an example for Americans today.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780394849287
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Publication date: 08/12/1981
Series: Landmark Books , #10
Edition description: Reissue
Pages: 160
Sales rank: 66,784
Product dimensions: 5.25(w) x 7.63(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile: 990L (what's this?)
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Margaret Cousins was an editor and author of short stories and novels for children. In her career, she worked at Good Housekeeping and McCall’s. She was also senior editor at Doubleday and was fiction and book editor at The Ladies’ Home Journal. Cousins is the author of the Landmark Books Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia and The Story of Thomas Alva Edison. She died in 1996.

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