num_pages: 40
description: 
  The biography of one of America's most important historical figures
Benjamin Franklin is known as a printer, writer, scientist, inventor, and patriot. Franklin helped write the Declaration of Independence, served as a general in the French-Indian War, and held many other luminary positions. In elegant prose and vibrant pictures, Yona Zeldis McDonough and her mother, renowned folk artist Malcah Zeldis, collaborate on the biography of one of America's founding fathers.
language: English
title: The Life of Benjamin Franklin: An American Original
titlecomplete: The Life of Benjamin Franklin: An American Original
characters: Benjamin Franklin
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)