Benjamin Franklin

by Clara Ingram Judson

For many people, Benjamin Franklin remains a puzzling figure in American history. Because he loved laughter and found humour in many situations, some have assumed he was not serious about important thing. Others, dwelling on Poor Richard's famous advice about saving money and succeeding in business tend to forget that Franklin quit making money at 42 to devote his live to science and the service of his country.

This book tells Franklin's absorbing life story. In a lively and informal style, the author presents a well rounded account of probably the most versatile and accomplished man of his time -- his early boyhood in Boston... his career as a newspaperman and writer ... and his years as statesman and diplomat...through his still productive old age until his death at 84.

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About the author

Clara Ingram Judson (1879–1960) was an American author who wrote over 70 books for children. She was born on May 4, 1879, in Logansport, Indiana, and married James McIntosh Judson in 1901. Her first children's book was Flower Fairies, published in 1915. She is probably most famous for her books in the Mary Jane Series, first published in 1918.

Her radio program on homemaking debuted in 1928, making her one of the first women broadcasters.

She died on May 24, 1960, in Evanston, Illinois, shortly before she would receive the second Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, just after Laura Ingalls Wilder herself. She later got her own award, the Clara Ingram Judson Award.