- Benjamin Franklin
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This biography of Franklin was written for young people, but can be enjoyed by anyone. The author Robin McKown, is known for her young adult historical fiction and historical biographies.
- Chapters
- A Boyhood in Boston
- A Young Man on His Own
- The Birth of Poor Richard
- The Civic-Minded Citizen
- The Thunder Giant
- A Brief Military Career
- A Battle With the Penns
- The White Christian Savages
- The Stamp Act
- Friendships in England
- The Terrible Hutchinson Letters
- Beginning of a Long War
- The Splendid Word Independence
- France Falls in Love With an American
- America's First Ambassador
- A Glorious Old Age
- The Closing Years