BIOGRAPHY: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BOOKMAN After less than two years of formal schooling, Franklin was pressed into his father's trade, but his more...

Biography of Benjamin Franklin
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BIOGRAPHY: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BOOKMAN After less than two years of formal schooling, Franklin was pressed into his father's trade, but his more...
Hancock, John John Hancock, b. Jan. 23, 1737, d. Oct. 8, 1793, was an American Revolutionary statesman and the first signer of the Declaration...
Henry, Patrick The American political leader Patrick Henry was the most celebrated orator of the American Revolution. He was born on May 29, 1736,...
JEFFERSON, THOMAS. EARLY LIFE Jefferson was born at Shadwell in what is now Albemarle County, Va., on Apr. 13, 1743. He treated his pedigree...