Benjamin Franklin-America's First Rockstar: A Commemorative Guidebook Celebrating the Birthday of America's Original Influencer - Paperback

Lewis, Pamela: - PAMELA LEWIS is living proof that one well-stewarded life can change the story of a city. Born in New York and seasoned in the worlds of media and music (from pioneering days at MTV and RCA to launching her own firm, PLA Media), she became an "artist whisperer" who helped shape the careers of Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, and other defining voices of country music. Drawn to Tennessee, she eventually rooted herself at Harrison House, a 68-acre Greek Revival homestead in Franklin whose layered Revolutionary and Civil War history became the anchor for her preservation work and civic vision. On Music Row, she quietly saved creative space by purchasing and restoring endangered buildings. In Franklin, she did the same for memory itself, reframing the city's identity around its Revolutionary namesakes, Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Hugh Williamson. Her public service as alderman-at-large, vice mayor, and board member for numerous civic and cultural organizations helped reclaim battlefields, preserve farms and parks,