What better way is there to understand someone than to relive their experiences? This biography is your opportunity to do precisely that. It is recommended one starts the tour of Franklin's life at its inception and continues onward to its conclusion. However, for those of you who wish to research a particular time period in Benjamin's life, an index of biographical sections as well as a chronology are provided below. We encourage you to take advantage of the links integrated into this text, as they share more information about important people, terms, and inventions in the life of Benjamin Franklin.

• Humble Beginnings: Franklin in Boston

• A True Journeyman: Franklin in Philadelphia

• A Promise Unfulfilled: Franklin in London

• Sprouting Roots: Back in Philadelphia

  • An Up-and-Coming Citizen

  • Who's the Boss???

  • A Brotherhood Reconciled

• A Busy Retirement

  • Benjamin Franklin: The Scientist

  • Benjamin Franklin: The Statesman

  • A Common Genius

  • An American Citizen in England

• The American Patriot: Franklin and Independence

  • Serving his Country

  • The French American

  • Homecoming

  • A Rising Sun

• Epilogue

• CHRONOLOGY

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