Walter Isaacson: Benjamin Franklin - An American Life
Simon & Schuster, New York, 2004. . Binding: Softcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Politics & Government. ISBN: 074325807X. ISBN/EAN: 9780743258074. Inventory No: 45581.
During his 84-year life Benjamin Franklin was America's best scientist,
inventor, publisher, business strategist, diplomat, and writer. He was
also one of its most practical political thinkers. America's first great
publicist, he carefully crafted his own persona, portrayed it in public
and polished it for posterity. In this riveting new biography Walter
Isaacson provides readers with a full portrait of Franklin's public and
private life - his loyal but neglected wife, his bastard son with whom
he broke over going to war with England, his endless replacement
families and his many amorous, but probably unconsummated, liaisons. But
this is not just a biography of Benjamin Franklin but rather a
fascinating look at American and European political history at that
time. Isaacson examines the run up to the Revolutionary War, the
intimate relations between Britain, France and the colonies and the
decisive events that led to America's independence. Just as David
McCullough brought life to the historic figure of John Adams, Isaacson
portrays Franklin in the flesh, showing readers how this radical man
helped define America's national character and personality.