Benjamin Franklin
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Meet Benjamin Franklin, perhaps the most famous of all the Founding Fathers. His great story comes to life, as you travel with him from his early years, as part of a large family, to his time at the printing company with his brother James. This ultimately resulted in his journey to England and France, a turn of events that would define the rest of his life. His inspirational story unfurls through BioViews®.
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