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'''Benjamin Franklin''' (January 17, 1706, [[Boston]] &ndash; April 17, 1790 [[Philadelphia]]), was a printer, scientist, inventor, philosopher, and diplomat, and is today considered one of America's [[Founding Fathers]].
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'''Benjamin Franklin''' (January 17, 1706, [[Boston]] &ndash; April 17, 1790 [[Philadelphia]]), was an American polymath, invetor, statesman, scientist and one of the most prominent [[Founding Fathers]].
 
   
 
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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:"If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what [[Medicine|medicines]] they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as the souls who live under tyranny."  
 
:"If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what [[Medicine|medicines]] they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as the souls who live under tyranny."  
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
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* Becker, Carl Lotus. "Benjamin Franklin," ''Dictionary of American Biography'' (1931) -  vol 3, with hot links [http://tigger.uic.edu/~rjensen/franklin.htm#becker online]
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* Brands, Henry. ''The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin'' (2000)- excellent long scholarly biography [http://www.amazon.com/First-American-Times-Benjamin-Franklin/dp/0385495404/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203222697&sr=8-3 excerpt and text search]
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* Isaacson, Walter.  ''Benjamin Franklin: An American Life'' (2004) - good recent biography [http://www.amazon.com/Benjamin-Franklin-American-Walter-Isaacson/dp/074325807X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203222697&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
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* Ketcham, Ralph. ''Benjamin Franklin'' (1966) 228 pp[http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=34300175 online edition]
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* Morgan, Edmund S. ''Benjamni Franklin'' (2003) the best short introduction [http://www.amazon.com/Benjamin-Franklin-Yale-Nota-Bene/dp/0300101627/ref=pd_bbs_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203222697&sr=8-10 excerpt and text search]
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* Van Doren, Carl.  ''Benjamin Franklin'' (1938), standard older biography [http://www.amazon.com/Benjamin-Franklin-Carl-Van-Doren/dp/193154185X/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203222991&sr=8-6 excerpt and text search]
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* Wright, Esmond.  ''Franklin of Philadelphia'' (1986) - excellent scholarly study [http://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Philadelphia-Belknap-Esmond-Wright/dp/0674318102/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203223116&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search]
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==Bibliography==
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===Biographies===
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* Becker, Carl Lotus. "Benjamin Franklin," ''Dictionary of American Biography'' (1931) -  vol 3, with hot links [http://tigger.uic.edu/~rjensen/franklin.htm#becker online]
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* Brands, Henry. ''The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin'' (2000)- excellent long scholarly biography [http://www.amazon.com/First-American-Times-Benjamin-Franklin/dp/0385495404/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203222697&sr=8-3 excerpt and text search]
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* Isaacson, Walter.  ''Benjamin Franklin: An American Life'' (2004) - good recent biography [http://www.amazon.com/Benjamin-Franklin-American-Walter-Isaacson/dp/074325807X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203222697&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
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* Ketcham, Ralph. ''Benjamin Franklin'' (1966) 228 pp[http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=34300175 online edition]
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* Morgan, Edmund S. ''Benjamni Franklin'' (2003) the best short introduction [http://www.amazon.com/Benjamin-Franklin-Yale-Nota-Bene/dp/0300101627/ref=pd_bbs_10?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203222697&sr=8-10 excerpt and text search]
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* Van Doren, Carl.  ''Benjamin Franklin'' (1938), standard older biography [http://www.amazon.com/Benjamin-Franklin-Carl-Van-Doren/dp/193154185X/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203222991&sr=8-6 excerpt and text search]
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* Wright, Esmond.  ''Franklin of Philadelphia'' (1986) - excellent scholarly study [http://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Philadelphia-Belknap-Esmond-Wright/dp/0674318102/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203223116&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search]
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==Benjamin Franklin's Writings Online==
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===Specialized Scholarly Studies===
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* Anderson, Douglas.  ''The Radical Enlightenments of Benjamin Franklin''  (1997) - fresh look at the intellectual roots of Franklin
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* Buxbaum, M.H.  ''Critical Essays on Benjamin Franklin'' (1987)
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* Cohen, I. Bernard.  ''Benjamin Franklin's Science'' (1990) - Cohen, the leading specialist, has several books on Franklin's science
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* Conner, Paul W.  ''Poor Richard's Politicks'' (1965) - analyzes Franklin's ideas in terms of the Enlightenment
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* Dull, Jonathan.  ''A Diplomatic History of the American Revolution'' (1985)
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* Ford, Paul Leicester.  ''The Many-Sided Franklin'' (1899) [http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-many-sided-franklin-by-paul-leicester-ford.jsp online edition] - collection of scholarly essays
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* Lemay, J. A. Leo, ed.  ''Reappraising Benjamin Franklin: A Bicentennial Perspective'' (1993) -  scholarly essays
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* McCoy, Drew R. "Benjamin Franklin's Vision of a Republican Political Economy for America." ''William and Mary Quarterly'' 1978 35(4): 607-628.
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* Skemp, Sheila L. ''Benjamin and William Franklin: Father and Son, Patriot and Loyalist'' (1994)- Ben's son was a leading Loyalist
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===Primary Sources===
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* Franklin, Benjamin. ''Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin'', ed. L.W. Labaree et al. (1964) [http://www.earlyamerica.com/lives/franklin/ online edition] - there are many editions
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* Franklin, Benjamin. ''Franklin: Writings'', ed. J.A. Leo Lemay, Library of America (1987) [http://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Writings-Library-America-Benjamin/dp/0940450291/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207333906&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]; [http://infomotions.com/alex/?cmd=search&query=author%3DFranklin%2Cbenjamin complete text online free]
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*Labaree, Leonard W., et al., eds., ''The Papers of Benjamin Franklin'' 35 vols. to date (1959-2002) -  definitive edition, through 1781. This massive collection of BF's writings, and letters to him, is available in print form at large research libraries. [http://www.franklinpapers.org/franklin/index.jsp?src=g1&gclid=CJ6my-GEwpICFSgwiQodDQldrA the complete text, searchable, is online free from Yale] It is most useful for detailed research on very specific topics.
 
*[http://franklinpapers.org/franklin/ Yale edition of complete works of Benjamin Franklin]
 
*[http://franklinpapers.org/franklin/ Yale edition of complete works of Benjamin Franklin]
 
*[http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/fellows/bob_morse_04/ The Electrical Writings of Benjamin Franklin] Collected by Robert A. Morse, 2004.
 
*[http://www.tufts.edu/as/wright_center/fellows/bob_morse_04/ The Electrical Writings of Benjamin Franklin] Collected by Robert A. Morse, 2004.
 
*[http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/family/lastwill.html Franklin's Last Will & Testament] Transcription.
 
*[http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/family/lastwill.html Franklin's Last Will & Testament] Transcription.
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