Franklin, Benjamin

"Next to Washington the most conspicuous and most widely useful of Americans throughout the eighteenth century was Benjamin Franklin." Read more about the life and works of Benjamin Franklin.

American literature has a rich and varied history. These books present literature from the Native American trickster and creation tales through Anne Bradstreet, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Sarah Orne Jewett, Bret Hart, Mark Twain, Henry James, Kate Chopin, Jack London, and more.

The American Revolution was not the first war where people of a land were striving for independence, and it will not be the last; but it does mark a significant turning point in the literature of this land.

Read "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin," by Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). Franklin writes, "Hereby, too, I shall indulge the inclination so natural in old men, to be talking of themselves and their own past actions..."

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was a writer, printer, statesman, and inventor. He's known as the writer of "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" and other works. Franklin also founded what is considered the first public library. Read more about the life and works of Benjamin Franklin.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an American writer, printer, statesman, and inventor. He was elected to the Second Continental Congress, and he helped to draft the Declaration of Independence. He's known for "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" and "Poor Richard's Almanack." Read more about the life and works of Benjamin Franklin.

Men like Ben Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson came from different backgrounds and experiences. They came together to found a new nation, based on the principles of liberty and justice. Read on.

Read "Studies in Classic American Literature," by D.H. Lawrence, who writes: "The ideal man! And which is he, if you please? Benjamin Franklin or Abraham Lincoln? The ideal man!"

D.H. Lawrence writes about Benjamin Franklin in Studies in Classic American Literature.