Benjamin Franklin, Swimmer

Benjamin Franklin, Swimmer
Author: Sarah B. Pomeroy
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021
Genre: Swimmers
ISBN: 9781606181065

"This is the first book that focuses on Benjamin Franklin as a swimmer. Franklin thought swimming a valuable activity and swam whenever he could wherever he was. We can see Franklin's personality emerge through the lens of swimming, which offered him entrée into London society as a young man. The book includes excerpts from the journal of Benjamin Franklin Bache, Franklin's grandson"--