Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker's Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty
- ISBN-10
- 0823449459
- ISBN-13
- 9780823449453
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-08-17
- Publisher
- Holiday House
- Author
- Russell Freedman
Description
In 1723 Ben Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a poor and friendless seventeen-year-old who had run away from his family and an apprenticeship in Boston. Sixty-two years later he stepped ashore in nearly the same spot but was greeted by cannons, bells, and a cheering crowd, now a distinguished statesman, renowned author, and world-famous scientist. Freedman's riveting story of how a rebellious apprentice became an American icon comes in an elegantly designed book filled with art and includes a timeline, source notes, bibliography, and index
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