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<p><P><i><CENTER>What good shall I do today?<P></CENTER></i>How Ben Franklin answered that question &#151; through his work as a writer, printer, statesman, and inventor &#151; forever established him as one of America's greatest figures. On one day in 1729 he published the first edition of the <i>Pennsylvania Gazette;</i> on another day he changed the Declaration of Independence by adding the famous words, We hold these truths to be self-evident; and it was all in a day's work when he planted the first willow trees in America.<P> Modeled on his own <i>Poor Richard's Almanack,</i> this unique scrapbook captures Franklin's countless accomplishments. Biography and anecdote, cartoon and etching mesh to create a fascinating portrait of this most fascinating man. Anyone interested in the birth of American democracy...or curious about the rise of the U.S. postal system...or wondering how paper money came to be...or wanting to know how Ben Franklin was part of it all, is sure to pore over <i>Ben Franklin's Almanac.</i><br></p><h3>The New York Times</h3><p>Franklin is at his most fascinating and delightful in Candace Fleming's neatly conceived new biography, <i>Ben Franklin's Almanac</i>.

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Author

Candace Fleming

Publisher

Atheneum; Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781413182477

Category

history

Subjects

Historical Fiction, History, Science

Rating

4.26 / 5 (91 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14