Benjamin Franklin: Author of the Declaration of Independence

Revealing portrait of the Revolutionary War leader and self-educated Renaissance man, renowned as a scientist, inventor, writer, philosopher, statesman, and diplomat. Find out more about his life in this full documentary! Chapters: 0:00 Early Life 6:47 The Pennsylvania Gazette and Marriage to...

47 min - History - Biography

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