"Inventeurs États-Unis Biographies." . . "Printers United States." . . "Statesmen." . . "Imprimeurs États-Unis 18e siècle Biographies." . . "Inventors United States Biography Juvenile literature." . . "Hommes d'État États-Unis Biographies." . . "Scientists United States Biography Juvenile literature." . . "Statesmen United States Biography Juvenile literature." . . "Printers United States Biography Juvenile literature." . . "United States." . . "Scientifiques États-Unis Biographies." . . "Verenigde Staten." . . "Franklin, Benjamin." . . "Inventors United States." . . "Scientists United States." . . "BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Historical." . . . . "A biography of the American printer, inventor, scientist, and statesman."@en . "A biography of the American printer, inventor, scientist, and statesman." . . . "Biographie (Descripteur de forme)" . . . . . . . . "A biography of the noted statesman and inventor, featuring excerpts from his letters, pamphlets, essays, scientific papers, and autobiography." . . . . . . "Juvenile works"@en . "Juvenile works" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Braille books" . "Benjamin franklin"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Benjamin Franklin arrived in Philadelphia with little more than three loaves of bread under his arm. But this son of a soapmaker went on to lead perhaps the most extraordinary life of any American. With only two years of grammar school education, Franklin became, among other things, a printer, publisher, postmaster, philosopher, scientist, inventor, statesman, musician, and abolitionist. Franklin's achievements were many and varied. As a loyal and inspired patriot, Franklin helped draft the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming at its signing that \"we must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\" His Poor Richard's Almanac was a bestseller and the source of innumerable aphorisms, such as \"Time is money\" and \"Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise,\" which still are frequently quoted nearly 300 years later. Franklin's curiosity about the world around him led to his experiments with lightning and his invention of the lightning rod. Never idle, he spent his voyages across the Atlantic mapping the Gulf Stream, ensuring sailors faster transatlantic crossings. He also introducing the idea of paved streets to relieve the dust and mud in Philadelphia and organized the country's first volunteer fire companies. Franklin dreamed up the efficient Franklin stove, bifocals, and daylight savings time--all still in use today. In this engaging biography, historian Edwin Gaustad chronicles the life story and many accomplishments of this fascinating and entertaining man, this exemplary citizen of a new country, the United States." . . . "Benjamin Franklin inventing America"@en . . . . "Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme)" . . . . . . "\"The tenth and youngest son of a poor Boston soapmaker, Benjamin Franklin would rise to become, in Thomas Jefferson's words, \"the greatest man andornament of his age.\" In this short, engaging biography, historian Edwin S. Gaustad offers a marvelous portrait of this towering colonial figure, illuminating Franklin's character and personality.\"--Back cover." . . . . "Benjamin Franklin" . "Benjamin Franklin"@en . . . . "Biography"@en . "Biography" . . . . . . . . . . . "Benjamin Franklin : inventing America" . "Electronic books"@en . . . "Livre électronique (Descripteur de forme)" . . . "Ressources Internet" . . . . . . . . "Blind Books and reading." . . "Printers." . . . . "Scientifiques américains 18e siècle Biographies." . . "Scientists." . . "HISTORY United States State & Local General." . . "Imprimeurs États-Unis Biographies." . . "History." . . "Statesmen United States." . . "Inventeurs États-Unis 18e siècle Biographies." . . "Hommes d'État États-Unis 18e siècle Biographies." . . "Inventors." . .