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Benjamin Franklin: The complete American hero and inventor
A sweeping portrait of Benjamin Franklin, detailing his rise from a Boston boy to a leading printer, scientist and diplomat. It highlights his role in founding American science, the first colonial union plan, his Stamp Act leadership in London, and his pivotal work toward independence and the U S Constitution.
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Associated Press
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
America
Europe
London
Ben
Boston
Ana
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Gazette
Poor Richard
Pennsylvania
Royal Society of England
French Academy of Sciences
Pennsylvania Assembly
Albany
N.Y
France
National Union
England
Britain
Janklin