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  • Wikipedia: Benjamin Franklin
    Overview of the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin, along with a list of Franklin's appearances in fiction.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
  • Benjamin Franklin and His Inventions
    Examines Benjamin Franklin's inventions, including bifocals, the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, and the odometer.
    sln.fi.edu/franklin/inventor/inventor.html
  • Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary, The [pick] [read review]
    Celebrating the 300th anniversary of Ben Franklin's birth on January 17, 2006. Includes information about events in Philadelphia and around the country plus the traveling exhibit Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World.
    www.benfranklin300.com
  • Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary
    Traveling and online exhibition celebrating Ben Franklin's life and legacy, marking the 300-year anniversary of his birth.
    www.benfranklin300.com
  • Ben.clusty.com: Clusty's Benjamin Franklin Portal
    Web portal that includes curated educational resources, Benjamin Franklin 's own writings and proverbs, and tens of thousands of web sites scattered throughout cyberspace.
    ben.clusty.com
  • Friends of Franklin, Inc.
    International association promoting the fellowship, learning, and spirit of Benjamin Franklin. Includes the Franklin Gazette and upcoming events.
    www.benfranklin2006.org
  • Benjamin Franklin: A Documentary History
    Year-by-year accounts of Benjamin Franklin's personal, professional, and political life.
    www.english.udel.edu/lemay/franklin
  • Electric Ben Franklin, The
    Diverse site about Benjamin Franklin, including his Silence Dogood articles, research articles, historical fiction, image galleries, 3D tours, puzzles, and links.
    www.ushistory.org/franklin
  • Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Franklin
    Complete text of Benjamin Franklin's will, bequeathing his worldly possessions.
    sln.fi.edu/franklin/family/lastwill.html
  • Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man
    Describes Benjamin Franklin's roles as a scientist, inventor, statesman, printer, philosopher, musician, and economist. From the Franklin Institute.
    www.fi.edu/franklin
  • Benjamin Franklin: An Extraordinary Life. An Electric Mind
    Companion site to the PBS series chronicling Benjamin Franklin's life as a player in the Age of Scientific Discovery, the American Revolution, and the early Republic.
    www.pbs.org/benfranklin
  • Benjamin Franklin: The Way to Wealth
    Benjamin Franklin's collection of the most important proverbs and ideas from his Poor Richard's Almanack and a modern commentary from the American Literature Research and Analysis Web Site.
    itech.fgcu.edu/faculty/wohlpart/alra/franklin.htm
  • Writings of Benjamin Franklin
    Complete texts of writings by Benjamin Franklin, from the primary source document collection of The History Carper.
    www.historycarper.com/resources/twobf1/contents.htm
  • De Proverbio: "Early To Bed and Early To Rise"
    Essay examining the history of the proverb "Early to bed and early to rise" and its use by Benjamin Franklin.
    www.deproverbio.com/DPjournal/DP,1,1,95/FRANKLIN.html
  • Ben's Guide: Benjamin Franklin
    Life of Founding Father Benjamin Franklin written for kids, with articles on his work as a printer, inventor, and statesman, plus a timeline.
    bensguide.gpo.gov/benfranklin
  • FrankLinks: Writings of Benjamin Franklin
    Directory of links to Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, issues of Poor Richard's Almanack from 1733 to 1759, speeches, writings on economic, science, and religious topics, and letters.
    www.geocities.com/peterroberts.geo/BFrWr.html
  • About Inventors: Benjamin Franklin
    Biography of Benjamin Franklin, with a discussion of his inventions, including bifocals, the glass armonica, the lightning rod, and the wood stove (called the Franklin stove).
    inventors.about.com/od/fstartinventions/a/Franklin.htm
  • Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (3)
    dir.yahoo.com/.../Franklin__Benjamin__1706_1790_/Autobiography_of_Benjamin_Franklin
  • Hoaxes of Benjamin Franklin
    Describes hoaxes perpetrated by Benjamin Franklin for satirical ends, including the Silence Dogood letters, the Death of Titan Leeds, and the Polly Baker Case.
    www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/history/frankhoax
  • Viterbo College: Benjamin Franklin
    Middle school literature unit on the life and writings of Ben Franklin.
    www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/education/edu250/prise/Web1.html
 


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