A New and Astonishing Life of
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
As written by his Good Mouse
AMOS
Discovered, Edited and Illustrated by
ROBERT LAWSON

"History makes strange bedfellows" and "truth is stranger than fiction."

One bedfellow in AMOS, a mouse—the other is Ben Franklin; the truth is that AMOS alone is responsible for Ben Franklin's historical fame.

Robert Lawson discovered this grievous error. Robert Lawson, inimitable illustrator of "Ferdinand" and "Mr. Popper's Penguins", has edited AMOS's manuscript and pointed AMOS's revelations with illustrations that must soon be seen to be appreciated. The footprint to history is astonishing, indubitably unveracious, and altogether entertaining.

From the dust jacket