Benjamin Franklin; a biography in his own words / Edited by Thomas Fleming. With an introd. by Whitfield J. Bell, Jr. Joan Paterson Kerr, picture editor.
v. 1. Introduction -- Chronology of Franklin and his times -- Boston boy -- Footloose journeyman -- A man of business -- America's Newton -- A picture portfolio : Ben Franklin's Philadelphia -- Pennsylvania politician -- To England with love -- Birth of an ambassador -- v. 2. Spokesman for America -- The oldest revolutionary -- Bonhomme Richard -- A picture portfolio : An American abroad -- Mr. Ambassador -- The ladies of France -- The nation's patriarch.