1.1 Family Relations

The Many-Sided Franklin

by Paul Leicester FORD (1865 - 1902)

A fast-paced, somewhat racey look into the life, accomplishments and idiosyncrasies of Benjamin Franklin. Acclaimed biographer Paul L. Ford uses Franklin’s letters, papers and journals to step us through Franklin's many adventures, to reveal intimate details of his personal life - relations with siblings, wife, children, friends, business partners; his physique, health, illnesses, schooling, personal habits and goals; his opinions on education, philosophy, religion, friendship, industry; his library; his career as printer and publisher, writer and journalist, politician and diplomat, scientist, humorist, jack of all trades; and his relations at home and abroad with the “fairer sex“. Goes beyond the official Autobiography. A must read for Franklin devotees. - Summary by Michele Fry, Soloist

Listen next episodes of The Many-Sided Franklin:
10.1 The Humorist , 10.2 The Humorist , 11.1 Politician and Diplomat , 11.2 Politician and Diplomat , 11.3 Politician and Diplomat , 1.2 Family Relations , 12.1 Social Life , 12.2 Social Life , 12.3 Social Life , 2.1 Physique, Theories and Appetites , 2.2 Physique, Theories and Appetites , 2.3 Physique, Theories and Appetites , 3.1 Education , 3.2 Education , 4.1 Religion , 4.2 Religion , 4.3 Religion , 5.1 Printer and Publisher , 5.2 Printer and Publisher , 6.1 Writer and Journalist , 6.2 Writer and Journalist , 6.3 Writer and Journalist , 7.1 Relations With The Fair Sex , 7.2 Relations With The Fair Sex , 7.3 Relations With The Fair Sex , 8.1 Jack of all Trades , 8.2 Jack of all Trades , 8.3 Jack of all Trades , 9.1 The Scientist , 9.2 The Scientist