The story of Benjamin Franklin, dramatized from a book which won the Pulitzer Prize - Carl Van Doren's fine biography. Perhaps there's no American in history whose interests were so varied, and whose character was so intricate as Benjamin Franklin's. Certainly he was the first American who, by his own personal contacts, made Europe aware that here was a great nation - destined to be greater. A fascinating personality; scientist, diplomat, philosopher, patriot and world citizen, Franklin's life is a kaleidoscope of changing scenes and varied happenings.