Some useful websites
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. http://eserver.org/books/franklin
Also at http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/bfranklin/frankxx.htm
Benjamin Franklin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
Benjamin Franklin. http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin. Includes Citizen Ben, Wit and Wisdom, Inquiring Mind, World of Influence, Timeline, Explore (Ben’s Town—civic virtue), A to Z.
Benjamin Franklin Quotes. http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Benjamin_Franklin. Includes quotes; lists topics (ex. wealth, persistence) for quotes.
The Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary. http://www.benjaminfranklin300.com. This site celebrates the 300th anniversary of Franklin’s birth on January 17, 1706.
Ben’s Guide to US Government for Kids. http://Bensguide.gpo.gov/benfranklin. Includes biography and topics about US government.
A Quick Biography of Benjamin Franklin. http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/facts. Includes Franklin’s quotes, timeline.
The World of Benjamin Franklin. http://sln.fi.edu/franklin.rotten.html. Franklin Institute site. Includes FAQs, links to Franklin as scientist, inventor, statesman, printer, philosopher, musician, economist.
Some
useful books
Crane,
Verner W. Benjamin Franklin and a Rising People.
Boston: Little, Brown &
Co., 1954.
Donovan, Frank R. The Many Worlds of Benjamin Franklin. New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., 1963.
Fleming, Thomas. Benjamin Franklin. New York: Four Winds Press, 1973.
Isaacson, Walter. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003.
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Perl, Lila. Slumps, Grunts and Snickerdoodles. New York: Seabury Press, 1975.