Benjamin franklin, the first mr. american [RARE BOOKS]

MEET MR. AMERICAN

EDITOR-he secured freedom of the press and brought entertainment into a young coun- try with his newspapers and magazines

POSTMASTER-his postal system unified the colonies from Maine to Georgia

INVENTOR-his theories touched off the elec-

trical age and produced practical inven- tions like the Franklin stove and bifocals

LEGISLATOR-he helped to draw up the Dec- laration of Independence

DIPLOMAT-his popularity in France brought

the colonies help in their fight for freedom and made him America's first world citizen

Here is a remarkable biography that brilliantly recreates the life of Benjamin Franklin, a many- sided genius, a warm human being, who rose from being a printer's apprentice to prominence as a great world leader.