Benjamin Franklin is the only one of America’s founding fathers to have signed all three of their foundational documents: The Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the 1783 Treaty of Paris. These documents underpinned the establishment of the United States of America as a sovereign country. In addition to being a prominent politician, Benjamin Franklin was a prolific writer, fervent naturalist, and determined inventor. This collection of writing reflects Franklin’s varied activities and manifold talents.

• THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
• ADVICE TO A YOUNG MAN ON THE CHOICE OF A MISTRESS
• THE SPEECH OF POLLY BAKER
• ELECTRICAL KITE
• THE WAY TO WEALTH
• AN EDICT BY THE KING OF PRUSSIA
• MORALS OF CHESS
• INFORMATION TO THOSE WHO WOULD REMOVE TO AMERICA
• AN ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC