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  • Benjamin Franklin: The Life of a Printer, Scientist, and Revolutionary

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  • By: THE HISTORY HOUR
  • Narrated by: Jerry Beebe
  • Length: 1 hr and 33 mins

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Publisher's Summary

Benjamin Franklin was not only a son, husband, brother, and scientist; he was also very popular and highly respected in the American colonies, England, and France. Franklin was highly intelligent and a very generous and compassionate human being, who often woke up early and would ask himself what good he could accomplish that day. Inside, you’ll listen about:

  • Early life
  • Philadelphia: the beginning of a master mind
  • Near and Far: family life with Benjamin Franklin
  • Scientist: a kite, electricity and inventions
  • Bits and Pieces: other pieces of Benjamin Franklin
  • A Revolution: Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution
  • The End of an Era: Benjamin Franklin’s last chapter
  • And much more! 

Throughout his life, Benjamin Franklin was determined and hard-working. This book will be a focus of all the pieces in his life that helped make him the Benjamin Franklin most people know. Listen to his biography right now!

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