Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

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Condición del ejemplar: Good. Benjamin Franklin was the most accomplished American of his age: a printer, writer, scientist, inventor, diplomat, businessman and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. In this lively and authoritative biography, Walter Isaacson shows why he is also the founder who feels most like one of us. Isaacson follows Franklin from his escape from an apprenticeship in Boston, arriving in Philadelphia as a runaway teenager with a few coins in his pocket, to his rise as a successful printer and publisher of Poor Richard’s Almanack. He explores Franklin’s famous experiments with electricity, his inventions from bifocals to the lightning rod, and his remarkable civic projects, including libraries, fire companies and a university. He then traces Franklin’s evolution from loyal British subject to revolutionary, his role in drafting the Declaration of Independence, his triumphant diplomacy in France and his contributions to the Constitution. Throughout, Isaacson captures Franklin’s wit, curiosity, practicality and contradictions, including his complicated family relationships. Rich in detail and vividly written, this is a fascinating portrait of a man whose ideas about tolerance, self-improvement and community helped shape the American character.