Under British rule Franklin prospered as a printer, newspaper publisher, and writer.
But when the British Parliament began chipping away at the colonies' rights to govern themselves, Americans rebelled. At first Franklin used all his wit and wisdom to patch up the quarrel. When that failed, his dream of a stronger Empire died.
But a new dream was born—an independent America.
Gretchen Woelfle uses Franklin's witty and wise words to portray Benjamin Franklin's long winding road to revolution.