This plain suit would have created a stark contrast between Franklin and those in the elaborate dress typical of the opulent French Court, and Franklin crafted his appearance knowing that it was a ...

Memorandum across the centuries to the Honorable Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: After the U.S. Constitution  was drafted, you were asked what type ...

John Adams and John Quincy Adams were public figures who made significant contributions to the founding and expansion of the ...

In the pantheon of New England-born patriots, no two men stood higher than Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. And in the New ...

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In “Shots Heard Round the World,” John Ferling argues that substantial – and secret – aid from France helped the colonists ...