Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia [Paperback]

Benjamin Franklin was one of the busiest men in the American colonies. He was a printer, a postmaster, an inventor, a writer, and a diplomat. When the Revolutionary War began, Ben supported America in the Continental Congress. Like the clever adages from hisPoor Richard’s Almanac, Ben Franklin still sets an example for Americans today.Margaret Cousins was an editor and author of short stories and novels for children. In her career, she worked atGood HousekeepingandMcCall’s. She was also senior editor at Doubleday and was fiction and book editor atThe Ladies’ Home Journal.Cousins is the author of the Landmark Books Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia and The Story of Thomas Alva Edison. She died in 1996.US