Poor Richard
Poor Richard shares the biography of Benjamin Franklin, the printer, statesman, author, reformer, inventor, and ambassador. Ben in his time lived more lives than many men put together. Benjamin Franklin lived in turbulent times and met those times head-on with passion and gusto.
Follow Benjamin Franklin from his Quaker childhood to his early days as a printer’s apprentice. Run away with him to the City of Brotherly Love, and overcome the label the “Water American” in London. Join Ben in his youthful adventures and challenges, and right along with him, learn invaluable lessons about human nature.
As been matures to be a leader of the young colonies as they faced the tyranny of Britain, see how Ben’s youth prepared him well. As a leader in the American Revolution, see how indispensable Ben was. As an ambassador to England and later to France marvel how he won the hearts of the nation by his simple Quaker wisdom and geniality.
Ben accomplished all these things while he pursued his interests as a scientist, inventor, and prolific author. In everything he did, Franklin pondered how he might best serve his fellow man. The brilliance and inexhaustible ingenuity of mind that fascinated his contemporaries continues to charm us now in Daugherty’s work.
Benjamin Franklin’s life epitomizes his own quote from Poor Richard’s Almanac, “Well done is better than well said.”
- As with all of Daugherty’s books, illustrations of two- and three-colors compliment the meaty text for the enjoyment of all.
