The film chronicles the life of Benjamin Franklin, highlighting his early struggles as an apprentice under his brother, James, his rise as a prominent printer and writer, and his significant ...

The winter of 1740-1741 was miserable. Boston Harbor froze over. So did the Venice Lagoon. Crops died and famine reigned. Up ...

But Franklin had ... a robust democracy for early Americans. “Franklin's pretty awesome,” Musk said. Last year I published “Ben & Me,” a book on Franklin’s life and philosophy, and ...