The Franklin Court Printing Office in Philadelphia highlights Benjamin Franklin’s early career. Benjamin Franklin was a boy of just 12 when his father steered him into an apprenticeship with his older ...

I (400 pp.)—Edited by Leonard W. Labaree—Yale University ($7.50). Benjamin Franklin, printer, philosopher, scientist, author, patriot and first citizen of Philadelphia, is America’s ...

Before Benjamin Franklin became a printer, newsman, author, inventor, philosopher, diplomat and founding father of the United States, he failed math twice. In 1715, Franklin’s money-conscious ...

After success as a Philadelphia printer, Benjamin Franklin earns worldwide fame in science, before a turn to politics divides his family. Benjamin Franklin helps craft the Declaration of ...

Today, Think Tank asks about Benjamin Franklin, America’s founding grandfather ... where he became a successful and influential printer and writer. He became a model citizen, founding ...