In late 1724, he traveled to London, England, and again found employment in the printing business. At age 17, Franklin ran away from his apprenticeship to Philadelphia, where he found work as a printer. By age 16, Franklin was contributing essays (under the pseudonym Silence Dogood) to a newspaper published by his brother. In 1718, at age 12, he was apprenticed to his older brother James, a Boston printer. Constitution (1787).įranklin’s formal education was limited and ended when he was 10 however, he was an avid reader and taught himself to become a skilled writer. Franklin was the eighth of Abiah and Josiah’s 10 offspring.ĭid you know? Benjamin Franklin is the only Founding Father to have signed all four of the key documents establishing the U.S.: the Declaration of Independence (1776), the Treaty of Alliance with France (1778), the Treaty of Paris establishing peace with Great Britain (1783) and the U.S. Franklin’s mother was Abiah Folger (1667-1752) of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Josiah’s second wife. His father, Josiah Franklin (1657-1745), a native of England, was a candle and soap maker who married twice and had 17 children. Simultaneous release with the Simon & Schuster hardcover (Forecasts, May 12).Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, in colonial Boston.
He has the authority to deliver historical facts and the enthusiasm to keep listeners interested. All things considered, Gaines is a good match for the material. His delivery of Isaacson's factual yet fascinating biography is informative and friendly with an instructional yet casual tone, like that of a gregarious narrator of an educational film. Three-time Tony winner Gaines has an obvious interest and affinity for the material. The most intriguing thing he invented, and continued to reinvent, according to Isaacson, was himself. At once a scientist, craftsman, writer, publisher, comic, sage, ladies' man, statesman, diplomat and inventor, Franklin not only wore many hats, but in many cases, did not have an equal.
Isaacson's ( Kissinger) biography does much to remind us of Franklin's amazing depth and breadth. Most people's mental image of Ben Franklin is that of an aged man with wire-rim glasses and a comb-over, flying a kite in a thunder storm, or of the spirited face that stares back from a one-hundred-dollar bill.
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