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Benjamin Franklin : An American Life by Walter Isaacson (2004, Trade Paperback)

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By Walter Isaacson. Trade Paperback. Simon and Schuster 2004.

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Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character.In a sweeping narrative that follows Franklin's life from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back, Isaacson chronicles the adventures of the spunky runaway apprentice who became, during his 84-year life, America's best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist, as well as one of its most practical and ingenious political leaders. He explores the wit behindPoor Richard's Almanacand the wisdom behind the Declaration of Independence, the new nation's alliance with France, the treaty that ended the Revolution, and the compromises that created a near-perfect Constitution.Above all, Isaacson shows how Franklin's unwavering faith in the wisdom of the common citizen and his instinctive appreciation for the possibilities of democracy helped to forge an American national identity based on the virtues and values of its middle class.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
074325807x
ISBN-13
9780743258074
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20038445818

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Book Title
Benjamin Franklin : an American Life
Author
Walter Isaacson
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Political, Historical
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
608 Pages

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Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
28 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
E302.6.F8i83 2004
Reviews
The New York Times In its common sense, clarity and accessibility, it is a fitting reflection of Franklin's sly pragmatism....This may be the book that most powerfully drives a new pendulum swing of the Franklin reputation., The New York Times Book Review A thoroughly researched, crisply written, convincingly argued chronicle.
Table of Content
CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of America CHAPTER TWO Pilgrim's Progress: Boston, 1706-1723 CHAPTER THREE Journeyman: Philadelphia and London, 1723-1726 CHAPTER FOUR Printer: Philadelphia, 1726-1732 CHAPTER FIVE Public Citizen: Philadelphia, 1731-1748 CHAPTER SIX Scientist and Inventor: Philadelphia, 1744-1751 CHAPTER SEVEN Politician: Philadelphia, 1749-1756 CHAPTER EIGHT Troubled Waters: London, 1757-1762 CHAPTER NINE Home Leave: Philadelphia, 1763-1764 CHAPTER TEN Agent Provocateur: London, 1765-1770 CHAPTER ELEVEN Rebel: London, 1771-1775 CHAPTER TWELVE Independence: Philadelphia, 1775-1776 CHAPTER THIRTEEN Courtier: Paris, 1776-1778 CHAPTER FOURTEEN Bon Vivant: Paris, 1778-1785 CHAPTER FIFTEEN Peacemaker: Paris, 1778-1785 CHAPTER SIXTEEN Sage: Philadelphia, 1785-1790 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Epilogue CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Conclusions Cast of Characters Chronology Currency Conversions Acknowledgments Sources and Abbreviations Notes Index
Copyright Date
2004
Dewey Decimal
973.3/092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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Very informative and enjoyable read
I haven't finished reading it, but like other books like this author it is very thorouogh and I'm learning many new things about this important founding father. It is very well written and not dry like some biographies are.
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A great biography of a great politician. Apart from politician it was also a great philosopher, historian, writer and very attached to his family person. I strongly recommend. A very current book nowadays.
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