Benjamin Franklin was a printer, publisher, inventor, scientist, diplomat, entrepreneur, author, and Founding Father. He helped secure American independence, invented practical technologies still used today, built civic institutions, and retired wealthy at age 42.
He may well have been the most impressive American — maybe even the most impressive man — who ever lived.
In this installment of our America 250 series, Pigweed and Crowhill explore the remarkable life of the man some have called “the first American.”
Plus: a review of Monument City’s American Brown Ale.
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