![]() ![]() All the things that would later be used as part of the myth-making around Franklin. It shows his curiosity, his work ethic, his creativity, his risk-taking, his bridge-building. It is a portrait of a polymath as a young man. So all of the Revolutionary War Franklin and Continental Congress Franklin is obviously missing. His autobiography, which is divided into two parts, ends in 1757. ![]() He seems to permeate so much of what it means to be an American and our historical narrative. Part of it must be the feeling that Benjamin Franklin would always just be there. I'm not sure why I never read it until now. My brother recommended this book to me about 30 years ago. There is always just too much to do, too many questions to ask, too many books to read, too much to explore. There will be sleeping enough in the graveĮven in death, I can't imagine Franklin resting. ![]()
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