An edition of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
(2003)
Benjamin Franklin
An American Life
by Walter Isaacson, Boyd Gaines, and Nelson Runger
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Chronicles the founding father's life and his multiple careers as a shopkeeper, writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, business strategist, and political leader, while showing how his faith in the wisdom of the common citizen helped forge an American national identity based on the virtues of its middle class.
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Politics and government, Scientists, Printers, Inventors, Biography, Statesmen, Politici, Politiker, Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer, History, 18th Century, Geleerden, Famous Persons, Wissenschaftler, Diplomaten, Large type books, Franklin, benjamin, 1706-1790, Statesmen, biography, Scientists, biographyPlaces
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Table of 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.
Photographs.
About the Author.
Illustration Credits.
A Note On Type.
Notes.
Index.
The Physical Object
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