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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Franklin's Travels in Scotland and Ireland


is the subject of the 1st floor display highlighting the 1938 book, Benjamin Franklin in Scotland and Ireland, 1759 and 1771, written by J. Bennett Nolan.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Dr. Franklin and Music


as described by J. Bennett Nolan in his book General Benjamin Franklin The quotation is displayed on the library's 3rd level to near the NEH/ALA exhibit: Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World

"General" Benjamin Franklin


First Floor display literally showcases charming 1936 monograph of the same title by J. Bennett Nolan, subtitled "the military career of a philospher, and referenced by Carl Van Doren in his Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Benjamin Franklin.