statesmen

A brief biography of Benjamin Franklin that discusses his childhood, work as a printer and author, family, inventions, career as a diplomat, and role in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution. Includes a time line, a glossary, and resources.

An introduction to the life and accomplishements of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

Introduces the life of inventor, statesman, and founding father Benjamin Franklin, whose love of books led him to establish the first public library in the American colonies.

Presents a biography of the multi-talented and accomplished founding father.

Examines the life of the noted statesman who was accomplished in many fields.

Focuses on events from Benjamin Franklin's youth in Boston which proved influential in his later life.

A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

Brings together eighteenth century etchings, artifacts, and quotations to create the effect of a scrapbook of the life of Benjamin Franklin.

Presents a chronology of the American Revolution and profiles some of the men involved including King George III, Ethan Allen, William Howe, George Washington, Nathanael Greene, and John Paul Jones.

Presents a biography of Alexander Hamilton, the United States' first secretary of the treasury, discussing his early life and education, his military service during the American Revolution, and his role in forming the government of the new nation.