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Benjamin Franklin : an American life / Walter Isaacson.

By: Publication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2003.Description: xii, 586 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0684807610
  • 9780684807614
  • 0965042634
  • 9780965042635
  • 074325807X
  • 9780743258074
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 973.3092 B 21
LOC classification:
  • E302.6.F8 I83 2003
Contents:
Ch. 1. Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of America -- Ch. 2. Pilgrim's Progress: Boston, 1706-1723 -- Ch. 3. Journeyman: Philadelphia and London, 1723-1726 -- Ch. 4. Printer: Philadelphia, 1726-1732 -- Ch. 5. Public Citizen: Philadelphia, 1731-1748 -- Ch. 6. Scientist and Inventor: Philadelphia, 1744-1751 -- Ch. 7. Politician: Philadelphia, 1749-1756 -- Ch. 8. Troubled Waters: London, 1757-1762 -- Ch. 9. Home Leave: Philadelphia, 1763-1764 -- Ch. 10. Agent Provocateur: London, 1765-1770 -- Ch. 11. Rebel: London, 1771-1775 -- Ch. 12. Independence: Philadelphia, 1775-1776 -- Ch. 13. Courtier: Paris, 1776-1778 -- Ch. 14. Bon Vivant: Paris, 1778-1785 -- Ch. 15. Peacemaker: Paris, 1778-1785 -- Ch. 16. Sage: Philadelphia, 1785-1790 -- Ch. 17. Epilogue -- Ch. 18. Conclusions.
Review: "Isaacson provides the full sweep of Benjamin Franklin's amazing life, from his days as a runaway printer to his triumphs as a statesman, scientist, and Founding Father. He chronicles Franklin's tumultuous relationship with his illegitimate son and grandson, his practical marriage, and his flirtations with the ladies of Paris. He also shows how Franklin helped to create the American character and why he has a particular resonance in the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET.
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Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Biography 973.309 ISA Available 072332
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Formerly CIP. Uk.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of America -- Ch. 2. Pilgrim's Progress: Boston, 1706-1723 -- Ch. 3. Journeyman: Philadelphia and London, 1723-1726 -- Ch. 4. Printer: Philadelphia, 1726-1732 -- Ch. 5. Public Citizen: Philadelphia, 1731-1748 -- Ch. 6. Scientist and Inventor: Philadelphia, 1744-1751 -- Ch. 7. Politician: Philadelphia, 1749-1756 -- Ch. 8. Troubled Waters: London, 1757-1762 -- Ch. 9. Home Leave: Philadelphia, 1763-1764 -- Ch. 10. Agent Provocateur: London, 1765-1770 -- Ch. 11. Rebel: London, 1771-1775 -- Ch. 12. Independence: Philadelphia, 1775-1776 -- Ch. 13. Courtier: Paris, 1776-1778 -- Ch. 14. Bon Vivant: Paris, 1778-1785 -- Ch. 15. Peacemaker: Paris, 1778-1785 -- Ch. 16. Sage: Philadelphia, 1785-1790 -- Ch. 17. Epilogue -- Ch. 18. Conclusions.

"Isaacson provides the full sweep of Benjamin Franklin's amazing life, from his days as a runaway printer to his triumphs as a statesman, scientist, and Founding Father. He chronicles Franklin's tumultuous relationship with his illegitimate son and grandson, his practical marriage, and his flirtations with the ladies of Paris. He also shows how Franklin helped to create the American character and why he has a particular resonance in the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET.

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