Benjamin Franklin, the statesman most influential in accomplishing the vital Alliance of 1778 between the United States and France, was one of the most admired men of his time. He was born in Boston in 1706 and at the age of 17 made his way to Philadelphia where he soon established his own printing business. The business flourished, and when he published the first issue of the Almanac - Poor Richard,1773, it was an immediate best-seller throughout the colonies. Franklin's ...
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