This Week's Story

Yes! Possible Solutions! part seven

Discover fascinating people and ideas in American history and the Bible through short stories on This Week's Story mp3 audio and text for reading.

Can the 13 Colonies work together as Benjamin Franklin helps them build a postal system?

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In the 175O’s Benjamin was well known in Philadelphia. He had organized the first fire department, reorganized the first police force, served on Philadelphia’s City Council and Pennsylvania’s Assembly, and helped develop the University of Pennsylvania.

Now his influence would spread; his ideas about unity would spread; and his knowledge of the 13 Colonies…
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