Benjamin Franklin, American Genius: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities
To Mom and Aunt Marty I miss you
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS R MY THANKS to the Chael family for helping to test the activities Thanks to Paul Miller for supplying the computer expertise I sadly lack My thanks to Janeen Coyle for visiting Craven Street in London My deep appreciation to the Huntington Library Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Mari no California for use of the painting Benjamin Frank lin Appearing before the Privy Council by Christian Schussele I'd especially like to mention the Benjamin Frank lin Institute of Technology in Boston which has gra ciously allowed me to use its 1908 Charles Mills paintings based on Franklin's life The really fun
aspect is that the Institute was founded in part with money bequeathed in Benjamin Franklin's will to aid apprentices in his hometown This book is much richer thanks to the Institute's generous
