Happy birthday to Ben Franklin! One of the founders of the United States, Benjamin Franklin is remembered as "the First American" for advocating an independent country and raising awareness of American accomplishments in invention, science, and government. He, like many gifted individuals, was a polymath (skilled in many disciplines--author, printer, businessman, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat). Lexile: 1370 Reading Counts: 19 points Available via Project Gutenberg, Librivox, and Kindle Cloud on the e-Reading page. |