Benjamin Franklin: Statesman and Inventor

by Leila Merrell Foster · 2015

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This book describes the life and contributions of the man who helped make France an ally of the American colonies to win the Revolutionary War. Franklin was also a leader in studying electricity, wrote POOR RICHARD'S ALMANAC, and served as a member of the Constitutional Convention.

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