by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Amazing Americans, Famous People
Frederick Douglass: He Fought for Freedom On a plantation in Maryland, in 1818, Frederick Douglass was born into slavery. His life was very, very difficult, but he had a burning desire for a better life, and he was willing to work hard — and he was willing to take...
by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Amazing Americans, Famous People
Ben Franklin: An Amazing American and a Founding Father… Ben Franklin was a one-of-a-kind American original. He was a writer, a publisher, a diplomat, and an inventor. And, he was also a Founding Father of the United States of America. In America, the Founding...
by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Amazing Americans, Famous People
Ben Franklin: An Amazing Inventor and an Amazing American… Ben Franklin would have been famous even if he had never invented anything. He was a writer, a publisher, a diplomat, and a Founding Father of the United States of America. But in addition to all those...
by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Amazing America, Famous People
Ben Franklin’s Bestseller: Poor Richard’s Almanac Ben Franklin was one of America’s Founding Fathers, and he was also a talented inventor. But he achieved his first success as the writer and publisher of a very popular once-a-year book entitled Poor...
by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Amazing Americans, Famous People
Mark Twain: A Good Riverboat Pilot and a Great Writer… His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, but he’s best known by his pen name: Mark Twain. Sam Clemons grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which is a town located along the Mississippi River. So,...
by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Amazing Americans, Famous People
Thomas Jefferson: A Man of Many TalentsHe was a lawyer. He was a farmer. He was an architect who designed beautiful buildings. And, he was a politician who served in the Virginia legislature.He wrote the Declaration of Independence. He founded the University of...
