Time Benjamin Franklin

Author : Richard Lacayo,Editors of Time Magazine
Publisher : Time
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1603201084

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TIME Benjamin Franklin by Richard Lacayo,Editors of Time Magazine Pdf

People have never stopped loving the most human and witty of the Founding Fathers. Publisher, inventor, journalist, diplomat, patriot—Benjamin Franklin was all these and more. He left his mark everywhere on the young nation and established a legacy that remains with us today in everything from our most important institutions to our sense of humor. In words and pictures, TIME Benjamin Franklin will trace his full life and tumultuous times, from his beginnings as a printer's apprentice in Philadelphia to his turns as a best-selling author, a world renowned scientist, a leading fi gure of the American Revolution, a lively (but prudent) ladies' man, a shrewd ambassador to France, and in his final triumph, a framer of the Constitution. Franklin's energy, his boundless curiosity, his questing mind all made him a favorite figure from the American past who feels in many ways contemporary. Written by Richard Lacayo, TIME Arts & Culture editor, this is the second volume in the TIME Book series documenting the lives of great American historical figures. It is sure to captivate the reader, just as Franklin himself has captured our attention for centuries.

Author : Dan Gutman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005-05-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780689878848

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Back in Time with Benjamin Franklin by Dan Gutman Pdf

Qwerty's Anytime Anywhere Machine snatches Benjamin Franklin from July 4, 1776--the very day of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Qwerty and Joe know they have to get Ben back in time for the historic signing.

Author : Benjamin Franklin
Publisher : Google Auto-narrated Demo
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin Pdf

Franklin's Autobiography has received widespread praise, both for its historical value as a record of an important early American and for its literary style. This work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. This title is based on the Harvard Classics edition.

Author : Dan Gutman
Publisher : Paw Prints
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-10
Category : Philadelphia (Pa.)
ISBN : 1442030836

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Back in Time with Benjamin Franklin by Dan Gutman Pdf

Having only one hour to finish an important school report, Qwerty Stevens doesn't have time for his accidental journey in his time machine that takes him back to July 4, 1776, yet his arrival turns out to be very important after he meets Benjamin Franklin and saves the Declaration of Independence from near destruction. Reprint.

Author : Mara Rockliff
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781536220582

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Mesmerized by Mara Rockliff Pdf

“Together, Rockliff and Bruno make the scientific method seem exciting, and kids interested in science and history will likely be, well, mesmerized.” — Booklist (starred review) When American inventor Benjamin Franklin arrives in Paris, he is upstaged by a compelling and enigmatic figure: Dr. Mesmer. In elaborately staged shows, Mesmer has Parisians believing he can control a magic force that changes the taste of water, cures illness, and controls thoughts! Can Ben Franklin’s approach of observing, hypothesizing, and testing get to the bottom of Mesmer’s tricks? A rip-roaring, lavishly illustrated peek into a fascinating moment in history shows the development of the scientific method — and reveals the amazing power of the human mind.

Author : Paul Zall
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813171869

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Benjamin Franklin's Humor by Paul Zall Pdf

Although he called himself merely a “printer” in his will, Benjamin Franklin could have also called himself a diplomat, a doctor, an electrician, a frontier general, an inventor, a journalist, a legislator, a librarian, a magistrate, a postmaster, a promoter, a publisher—and a humorist. John Adams wrote of Franklin, “He had wit at will. He had humor that when he pleased was pleasant and delightful . . . [and] talents for irony, allegory, and fable, that he could adapt with great skill, to the promotion of moral and political truth.” In Benjamin Franklin’s Humor, author Paul M. Zall shows how one of America’s founding fathers used humor to further both personal and national interests. Early in his career, Franklin impersonated the feisty widow Silence Dogood in a series of comically moralistic essays that helped his brother James outpace competitors in Boston’s incipient newspaper market. In the mid-eighteenth century, he displayed his talent for comic impersonation in numerous editions of Poor Richard’s Almanac, a series of pocket-sized tomes filled with proverbs and witticisms that were later compiled in Franklin’s The Way to Wealth (1758), one of America’s all-time bestselling books. Benjamin Franklin was sure to be remembered for his early work as an author, printer, and inventor, but his accomplishments as a statesman later in life firmly secured his lofty stature in American history. Zall shows how Franklin employed humor to achieve desired ends during even the most difficult diplomatic situations: while helping draft the Declaration of Independence, while securing France’s support for the American Revolution, while brokering the treaty with England to end the War for Independence, and while mediating disputes at the Constitutional Convention. He supervised and facilitated the birth of a nation with customary wit and aplomb. Zall traces the development of an acute sense of humor throughout the life of a great American. Franklin valued humor not as an end in itself but as a means to gain a competitive edge, disseminate information, or promote a program. Early in life, he wrote about timely topics in an effort to reach a mass reading class, leaving an amusing record of early American culture. Later, Franklin directed his talents toward serving his country. Regardless of its origin, the best of Benjamin Franklin’s humor transcends its initial purpose and continues to evoke undying laughter at shared human experiences.

Author : Dale Christensen,Chris Heimerdinger
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1995-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1517637570

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Ben Franklin and the Chamber of Time by Dale Christensen,Chris Heimerdinger Pdf

Ben Franklin and the Chamber of Time is a story of Franklin's invention that brings him hurling through time and space from 1790 to 1995. He sees many new and marvelous things, is taken in by a nice family and is involved in intrigue and danger. All this while teaching about what matters most including values, goals and daily tasks. He leaves as he came for another adventure.

Author : Stacia Deutsch,Rhody Cohon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442493476

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Ben Franklin's Fame by Stacia Deutsch,Rhody Cohon Pdf

When Benjamin Franklin decides to quit, it’s up to the Blast to the Past friends to find him and get history back on track in this sixth book in the Blast to the Past series. Abigail and her friends can’t believe it—Babs Magee has finally convinced someone to quit, and that someone is Benjamin Franklin! Not only is he an important Founding Father, he invented the lightning rod, bifocals, and more. Babs is making a terrible mess of history, and it’s up to the third-grade time travelers to put things right. But no matter how far back the kids go, Babs is always one step ahead of them. Will they be able to find Ben and stop Babs in time to save history?

Author : Michael Meyer
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781328569110

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Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet by Michael Meyer Pdf

The incredible story of Benjamin Franklin’s parting gift to the working-class people of Boston and Philadelphia—a deathbed wager that captures the Founder’s American Dream and his lessons for our current, conflicted age. Benjamin Franklin was not a gambling man. But at the end of his illustrious life, the Founder allowed himself a final wager on the survival of the United States: a gift of two thousand pounds to Boston and Philadelphia, to be lent out to tradesmen over the next two centuries to jump-start their careers. Each loan would be repaid with interest over ten years. If all went according to Franklin’s inventive scheme, the accrued final payout in 1991 would be a windfall. In Benjamin Franklin’s Last Bet, Michael Meyer traces the evolution of these twin funds as they age alongside America itself, bankrolling woodworkers and silversmiths, trade schools and space races. Over time, Franklin’s wager was misused, neglected, and contested—but never wholly extinguished. With charm and inquisitive flair, Meyer shows how Franklin’s stake in the “leather-apron” class remains in play to this day, and offers an inspiring blueprint for prosperity in our modern era of growing wealth disparity and social divisions.

Author : George Goodwin
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Americans
ISBN : 9780300220247

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Benjamin Franklin in London by George Goodwin Pdf

An account of Franklin's British years.

Author : Glenn Christmas
Publisher : Glenn Christmas
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1732404518

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Electric Fire by Glenn Christmas Pdf

Benjamin Franklin is in awe of today's electrical advancements when Zach and Zane, who witness Benjamin's kite experiment, accidentally transport him to the future. A historical fiction that leads the reader on a thrilling, fast paced adventure through time, technology, the Colonial period, and a heist of Benjamins notoriety.

Author : Joseph Medill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU01441540

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A Typical American, Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Medill Pdf

Author : Joseph Medill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1063898647

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A Typical American, Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Medill Pdf

Author : Benjamin Franklin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Inventors
ISBN : HARVARD:HWB4C2

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The Complete Works of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin Pdf

Author : David A. Adler
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781430130383

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A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin by David A. Adler Pdf

"This read-along shows how Ben Franklin, one of 17 children in a poor family in Colonial Massachusetts, became one of our greatest statesmen and inventors. This straightforward biography is embellished with soft background music and sound effects that are picked up from the details in the lively, quaint illustrations in the accompanying book." -AudioFile