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Benjamin Franklin: Live Wire
As Ben experimented, people peppered him with questions about electricity. Distracted, Ben was still holding the ends of two bare wires when the other ends touched the Leyden jars. A massive charge knocked him to the ground. When he clambered to his feet, he had to admit that his guests appeared to have enjoyed watching him get electrocuted.
Benjamin Franklin's life never lacked excitement and intrigue. As a printer, writer, scientist, inventor, and American statesman, this spirited Philadelphia resident continually sought to improve himself and the world he lived in.
A key founding father, Franklin was the only an to sign all give of the most important documents upon which the United States was built. He also served the colonies and young nation in England and France, where he was greatly admired and regarded as a genius. Today Benjamin Franklin's wisdom and influence still reverberate through literature, science, politics, and society.
Benjamin Franklin's life never lacked excitement and intrigue. As a printer, writer, scientist, inventor, and American statesman, this spirited Philadelphia resident continually sought to improve himself and the world he lived in.
A key founding father, Franklin was the only an to sign all give of the most important documents upon which the United States was built. He also served the colonies and young nation in England and France, where he was greatly admired and regarded as a genius. Today Benjamin Franklin's wisdom and influence still reverberate through literature, science, politics, and society.
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Published March 9, 2023
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Geoff Benge
168 books36 followersGeoff and Janet Benge are a husband and wife writing team with twenty years of writing experience. Janet is a former elementary school teacher. Geoff holds a degree in history. Together they have a passion to make history come alive for a new generation. They are best known for their Heroes of History series and their Christian Heroes Then and Now series. Originally from New Zealand, the Benges make their home in the Orlando, Florida, area.
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January 22, 2026
This was a fun, albeit brief, story of selected portions of the life and times of Benjamin Franklin. It provides a lot of information in some parts of the man's history but is not all-inclusive in detail and chronology- and, the size of the book and the intended audience (which I presume is young adults) makes it come a bit short of the more comprehensive biography that is more rightly deserved by a historical figure of this type.
Still, a decent little informative way to pass part of an afternoon.
Still, a decent little informative way to pass part of an afternoon.
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