"Probably there can nowhere be found, within the same limits, so vivid a picture of Life in America, one hundred years ago, as the career of Franklin presents." --John S.C. Abbott, Preface, 1876
American historian John S.C. Abbott wrote
Benjamin Franklin--A Picture of the Struggles of our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago
(1876) as part of his American Pioneers and Patriots series. American icon Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, published the famous
Poor Richard's Almanac
, helped found the University of Pennsylvania, and was the first Postmaster General of the United States.