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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (Hardback or Cased Book)
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- Condition
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- 9780684807614
- ISBN
- 0684807610
- Binding
- TC
- Book Title
- Benjamin Franklin : an American Life
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.7 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Political, Historical, Science & Technology
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Item Weight
- 34.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 608 Pages
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Benjamin Franklin is the Founding Father who winks at us. An ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings, he seems made of flesh rather than of marble. In bestselling author Walter Isaacson's vivid and witty full-scale biography, we discover why Franklin seems to turn to us from history's stage with eyes that twinkle from behind his new-fangled spectacles. By bringing Franklin to life, Isaacson shows how he helped to define both his own time and ours.He was, during his 84-year life, America's best scientist, inventor, diplomat, writer, and business strategist, and he was also one of its most practical -- though not most profound -- political thinkers. He proved by flying a kite that lightning was electricity, and he invented a rod to tame it. He sought practical ways to make stoves less smoky and commonwealths less corrupt. He organized neighborhood constabularies and international alliances, local lending libraries and national legislatures. He combined two types of lenses to create bifocals and two concepts of representation to foster the nation's federal compromise. He was the only man who shaped all the founding documents of America: the Albany Plan of Union, the Declaration of Independence, the treaty of alliance with France, the peace treaty with England, and the Constitution. And he helped invent America's unique style of homespun humor, democratic values, and philosophical pragmatism.But the most interesting thing that Franklin invented, and continually reinvented, was himself. America's first great publicist, he was, in his life and in his writings, consciously trying to create a new American archetype. In the process, he carefully crafted his own persona, portrayed it in public, and polished it for posterity.Through it all, he trusted the hearts and minds of his fellow "leather-aprons" more than he did those of any inbred elite. He saw middle-class values as a source of social strength, not as something to be derided. His guiding principle was a "dislike of everything that tended to debase the spirit of the common people." Few of his fellow founders felt this comfort with democracy so fully, and none so intuitively.In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0684807610
ISBN-13
9780684807614
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2463137
Product Key Features
Book Title
Benjamin Franklin : an American Life
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Political, Historical, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2003
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
608 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
1.7 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Item Weight
34.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
E302.6.F8i83 2003
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., The New York Times Book ReviewA 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
2003
Lccn
2003-050463
Dewey Decimal
973.3/092 B
Dewey Edition
21
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