{"title":"Benjamin Franklin","description":"\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Franklin's works offer a unique window into the life and times of one of history's most influential figures. Readers can explore his own reflections and writings in \u003cem\u003eThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin\u003c\/em\u003e, gaining insight into his personal philosophy and enduring legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond autobiography, collections such as \u003cem\u003eThe Papers of Benjamin Franklin\u003c\/em\u003e delve into historical documents and correspondence, illuminating pivotal moments in history. 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He received his long-awaited permission from Congress to return home; accepted the king’s parting gift of a miniature portrait surrounded by diamonds; settled his accounts; and arranged passage for himself and his two grandsons on a ship bound from England to Philadelphia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFranklin instructed the French government on the culinary uses of maize and wrote a lengthy “eye-witness” account of China that includes directions for making tofu. His last public act in France was signing the Prussian-American Treaty of Commerce, which contained three unprecedented articles: the two he wrote in 1782 guaranteeing protections during wartime for noncombatants, and a third guaranteeing humane treatment for prisoners of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the English coast, Franklin met with his Loyalist son William and witnessed William’s signing over his American property to his son William Temple Franklin. 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