HAPPY 300TH BIRTHDAY, BEN FRANKLIN!
Tuesday, January 17, marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, printer, ambassador, inventor, Founding Father of the United States of America, and more. Boston-born, Ben Franklin's life spanned almost the entire 18th century, when America went from being a British colony to being an independent nation.
The Elk Grove Library has many books and videos about his life, his writings, and his scientific discoveries and inventions. Some of the more recent include:
Ben Franklin (2004) for the History Channel (NEW DVD Biography FRAN ) & (NEW VHS Biography FRAN) [still in processing]
Stealing God's Thunder: Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America (2005) by Philip Dray (NEW 973.3092 DRA )
A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America (2005) by Stacy Schiff (NEW Large Print 327.7304 SCH) and (New Audiobook 327.7304 SCH)
The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin (2004) by Gordon S. Wood (Biography FRA)
Displays containing many of the available materials on Ben Franklin can be found in both Adult and Youth services.
The Elk Grove Library has many books and videos about his life, his writings, and his scientific discoveries and inventions. Some of the more recent include:
Ben Franklin (2004) for the History Channel (NEW DVD Biography FRAN ) & (NEW VHS Biography FRAN) [still in processing]
Stealing God's Thunder: Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Invention of America (2005) by Philip Dray (NEW 973.3092 DRA )
A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America (2005) by Stacy Schiff (NEW Large Print 327.7304 SCH) and (New Audiobook 327.7304 SCH)
The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin (2004) by Gordon S. Wood (Biography FRA)
Displays containing many of the available materials on Ben Franklin can be found in both Adult and Youth services.
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