Benjamin Franklin and his future wife, Deborah Read first saw each other in 1723 on his arrival in Philadelphia, when they were only teenagers. By then, the Read family was well established in the ...
Abstract: Benjamin Franklin acquired the qualities of style that have given him the title “America's first great technical writer” through self-study of the style of others, notably Addison. Franklin ...
3. He Created America’s First Volunteer Fire Brigade Benjamin Franklin was dedicated to helping others and improving his community. After writing to the Pennsylvania Gazette about the need for ...
Franklin and Writing features Ken Burns ... Franklin and Revolution features Ken Burns; Walter Isaacson, author of "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life;" and Erica Dunbar, Professor of History ...