Benjamin Franklin and his future wife, Deborah Read first saw each other in 1723 on his arrival in Philadelphia, when they were only teenagers. By then, the Read family was well established in the ...

Ken Burns's two-part, four-hour documentary, Benjamin Franklin, explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century's most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words ...

The film discusses notable biographies, including James Boswell's "The Life of Samuel Johnson," Benjamin Franklin's "The Autobiography," and George Washington's life as depicted by various authors.