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Ashby, Ruth

The Amazing Mr. Franklin: Or the Boy Who Read Everything

105 pp. | Peachtree | May, 2004 | Trade ISBN 1-56145-306-4 $$12.95
(4) 4-6 Ashby's biography begins in Franklin's seventeenth year, when he ran away from Boston to Philadelphia. There, hard work and a love of books led to his own print shop, a subscription library, and a leadership role as the Colonies moved toward independence. The narrative is clear, if occasionally overexcited; an afterword summarizes Franklin's inventions and family information. Reading list. Bib.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

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