Ben's Boyhood
Author : Charlotte Elizabeth Bowen
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 35,38 MB
Release : 1873
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A Ben of All Trades: The Most Inventive Boyhood of Benjamin Franklin
Author : Michael J. Rosen
Publisher : Candlewick
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 14,10 MB
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1536201219
Book Description
A rousing biography from Michael J. Rosen and Matt Tavares reveals how Benjamin Franklin’s boyhood shaped his amazingly multifaceted life. Young Benjamin Franklin wants to be a sailor, but his father won’t hear of it. The other trades he tries — candle maker, joiner, boot closer, turner — bore him through and through. Curious and inventive, Ben prefers to read, swim, fly his kite, and fly his kite while swimming. But each time he fails to find a profession, he takes some important bit of knowledge with him. That tendency is exactly what leads him to become the astonishingly versatile genius we remember today. Inspired by The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Michael J. Rosen’s wry tale captures Ben’s spirit in evocative yet playful language, while illustrations by Matt Tavares follow Ben from the workbench to the water in vivid detail. A love story to the value of variety, A Ben of All Trades sheds light on an unconventional path to greatness and humanizes a towering figure in American history.
Ben's Tale
Author : Arnold Patrick Parker
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 43,87 MB
Release : 2008-08-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1462812279
Book Description
With a different take on the life of Benedict Arnold, Ben’s Tale reveals an epic story of greed and glory, family and friendship, treason and truthfulness. Told by a history buff who is also a London physician, the drama unfolds as the doctor gets an opportunity to treat—and befriend—the infamous general, and find out for himself whether Arnold’s story is one of slanderous legend or an extraordinary man wrongly accused. The so-called traitor unmasks his tale of woe–of jealous, ambitious founding fathers, doubts about the viability of the new nation and of his relationship with his beautiful wife, Peggy, and her role in facilitating his change of coat.
Reading for the Young
Author : John Frederick Sargent
Publisher :
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 28,60 MB
Release : 1890
Category : Best books
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Readings for the Young
Author : John Frederick Sargent
Publisher :
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 33,12 MB
Release : 1896
Category : Children
ISBN :
Book Description
Graham's Illustrated Magazine of Literature, Romance, Art, and Fashion
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 11,20 MB
Release : 1845
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Book Description
Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 44,84 MB
Release : 1845
Category :
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Book Description
Graham's Magazine
Author : George R. Graham
Publisher :
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 19,36 MB
Release : 1845
Category : Literature
ISBN :
Book Description
A Biography of Elihu Benjamin Washburne Congressman, Secretary of State, Envoy Extraordinary
Author : Mark Washburne
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 47,99 MB
Release : 2016-11-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1524550329
Book Description
This seventh and final volume explores the life of the Civil War congressman, secretary of state, and the American minister to France, Elihu Washburnefrom his retirement from public office to his death in 1887. During this final chapter in his life, Elihu Washburne was a presidential candidate for the Republican nomination in 1880, receiving over forty delegate votes in a losing cause to General James Garfield, who later became president. At that same Republican convention, Washburne came in second place in the balloting for vice president. In the contest for the number-two spot, Elihu Washburne lost to Chester Arthur, who replaced Garfield as the president after that chief executive was assassinated in 1881.
There Should Have Been Castles
Author : Herman Raucher
Publisher : Diversion Publishing Corp.
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 20,76 MB
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 162681807X
Book Description
“Slick, smart, raunchy entertainment” from the international bestselling author of the classic Summer of ’42 (Kirkus Reviews). Ben is the writer who can’t seem to make it; Ginnie is the dancer who can’t seem to miss. In 1951 they are two scared kids in love—determined to hold onto each other no matter what. Together the world is theirs for the asking. In the exhilarating landscape of 1950s showbiz, from the neon glamour of the New York stage to the starry glitter of Hollywood, they have love and success—pure, intense, and perfect. It should go on forever, fueled by enough romance and passion for all the record books and fairytales that ever were. But can their love prevail or will it all come tumbling down due to an unexpected twist neither of them could have foreseen?
