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In colonial America, printers often needed to be writers. Franklin began his career as a writer when he was apprenticed to his brother, James Franklin, for whom he wrote his first published work: “grubstreet” ballads. ... Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography...
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A look at the life and times of Benjamin Franklin, American inventor, statesman and writer. ... No Philadelphian of Colonial times is better known than Benjamin Franklin. His name and spirit live on in so many places in the Greater Philadelphia area. ... American Inventor, Statesman and Writer...
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philadelphia.about.com/cs/history/a/ben_franklin.htm
philadelphia.about.com/cs/history/a/ben_franklin.htm
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Printer and Writer: Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words... (American Treasures of the Library of Congress Exhibition) ... Not content with a successful career as a writer/printer, ... Benjamin Franklin asserted in his autobiography that he had quickly tired of formal religious services, but that early in life he had written his...
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www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/franklin-printer.html
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Benjamin Franklin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705] – April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and pr...
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Born into the family of a Boston candle maker, Benjamin; Franklin became the most famous American of his time. He helped found a new nation and defined the American character. Writer, inventor, diplomat, businessman, musician, scientist, humorist, civic leader, international celebrity . . . genius.
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www.pbs.org/benfranklin/
www.pbs.org/benfranklin/
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CREDIT: Mills, Charles E., artist. "Benjamin Franklin, editor and writer." Between 1909 and 1920. Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. ... Leaders & Statesmen Benjamin Franklin;
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A page from Poor Richard's Almanac ... CREDIT: "Poor Richard's Almanac" 1758. Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. ... Leaders & Statesmen Benjamin Franklin;
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The primary problem involved in teaching Benjamin Franklin in an American literature course is persuading students to view Franklin as a writer.
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www.georgetown.edu/faculty/bassr/heath/syllabuild/iguid...
www.georgetown.edu/faculty/bassr/heath/syllabuild/iguide/franklin.html
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Works by Benjamin Franklin ... The Papers of Benjamin Franklin ... Benjamin Franklin: A Documentary History...
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www.americanwriters.org/writers/franklin.asp
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