Poor Richard (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: James Daugherty
- First Published: 1941
- Time of Work: 1706–1790
- Setting: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, London, and Paris
- Principal Characters: Benjamin Franklin, Deborah Reed, Sir William Keith, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Lafayette, James Franklin, Widow Stevens, Polly
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Family or family life, Journalism or journalists, Politics, Revolutionaries, Authors or writers, American Revolution, Politicians, Philadelphia, Newspapers, Biography, Inventions or inventors, Diplomacy or diplomats, Apprentices, Printing, Congresses or conventions
- Locales: Boston, MA, New York, Paris, France, Philadelphia, PA, London, England
Form and Content
In Poor Richard, James Daugherty has created a vivid and comprehensive picture of Benjamin Franklin, from the beginning of his life in Boston to his death in Pennsylvania eighty-four years later. Franklin is seen as apprentice printer, publisher, inventor, diplomat, author, political leader, educator, and most of all, loyal American. The book is divided into twenty short chapters, each highlighting an important point in Franklin’s life.
Franklin’s early life was spent in Boston as a member of a large family. He became an apprentice to his...
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