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The independent book publishers association announced the 54 gold medal winners of the 2016 benjamin franklin book awards on april 8 at a gala awards ceremony held in salt lake city. We have read several of the who was books, so when our youngest child chose to do a book report on ben franklin, we knew that the who was ben franklin book was a must have. Benjamin franklin is one of the most interesting people in all of american history, and there are two relatively recent biographies of franklin. Four imbrifex books titles win benjamin franklin book awards. Ibpa announces benjamin franklin book award winners. The autobiography of benjamin franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by benjamin franklin from 1771 to 1790. The criteria for the awards are set down in 3 fam 4820 foreign affairs manual, 3 fam personnel, section 3 fam 4800 department awards program. Pennsylvania academy of the fine arts, philadelphia.
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