Ever prescient, John Adams rightly predicted that Benjamin Franklin would forever occupy an elevated position in the American imagination. He was, after all, the man who risked life and limb to fly a ...

Child of the Puritans -- Exodus to Philadelphia, sojourn in London -- Philadelphia printer -- Poor Richard -- Ben Franklin's closest Evangelical friend -- Electrical man -- Tribune of the people -- ...

Benjamin Franklin is best known for being one of America’s Founding Fathers, helping to establish the country. However, he lived a very impressive life beyond this. He was known to work in a variety ...

Volume 1: Journalist 1706-1730 -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Part 1: Boston: Youth, 1706-1723: -- Prologue: Quandary -- Boston -- Child to adolescent ...

“Franklin” director Tim Van Patten, who won Emmys for “Boardwalk Empire” and “The Pacific,” says that although he loves history and is a history buff “this was a slice of history I was not aware of.” ...