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In this dazzling work of history, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author follows Benjamin Franklin to France for the crowning achievement of his career ● Michael Douglas stars in Franklin, premiering April 12 only on Apple TV+

In December of 1776 a small boat delivered an old man to France." So begins an enthralling narrative account of how Benjamin Franklin—seventy years old, without any diplomatic training,

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Ten-year-old Ben Franklin finds working in his father's candle shop boring-he'd much rather be doing experiments. He can't wait to try out his latest idea. With nothing but a simple kite, can Ben get across the pond-without swimming a single stroke?

A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

Focuses on Franklin's creative ideas and inventions while also referring to his accomplishments as a writer, publisher, government official, and patriot.

"Larson's elegantly written dual biography reveals that the partnership of Franklin and Washington was indispensable to the success of the Revolution." Gordon S. Wood. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian comes a masterful, first-of-its-kind dual biography of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, illuminating their partnership's enduring importance. One of Washington Post's "10 Books to Read in February" One of USA Todays “Must-Read Books"...

"When Duncan McCallum is asked by Benjamin Franklin to retrieve an astonishing cache of fossils from the Kentucky wilderness, his excitement as a naturalist blinds him to his treacherous path. But as murderers stalk him Duncan discovers that the fossils of this American incognitum are not nearly as mysterious as the political intrigue driving his mission. The Sons of Liberty insist, without explaining why, that the only way to keep the king from pursuing...

"During the 1700s, Benjamin Franklin established himself as one of America's greatest citizens. After all, he was a printer and writer, a statesman and scientist, and a humanitarian and inventor! Some people would even say he helped "invent" the United States! In Benjamin Franklin, kids will get an up-close look at the life and times of this prolific Founding Father. From his early years in Boston to his famous experiments with electricity and his...