Benjamin Franklin (Yale Nota Bene S)
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (637 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300101627 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Robert Adler said A great introduction to Benjamin Franklin. I have to confess to being almost totally ignorant about Benjamin Franklin, the subject of this lovely book by Edmund Morgan. My knowledge of Franklin stopped with the basics--trained as a printer in colonial Boston, made his way to Philadelphia while still very young, published Poor Richard's Almanac, proved that lighting was electrical, represented the American colonies in England and newly independent America in France.In slightly more than A great introduction to Benjamin Franklin I have to confess to being almost totally ignorant about Benjamin Franklin, the subject of this lovely book by Edmund Morgan. My knowledge of Franklin stopped with the basics--trained as a printer in colonial Boston, made his way to Philadelphia while still very young, published Poor Richard's Almanac, proved that lighting was electrical, represented the American colonies in England and newly independent America in France.In slightly more than 300 elegantly written pages, Yale historian Morgan transformed this skeleton into a living, breathing man. Although Morgan ba. 00 elegantly written pages, Yale historian Morgan transformed this skeleton into a living, breathing man. Although Morgan ba. Robert Morris said The Practical and Productive Visionary. Each year, I re-read Franklin's Autobiography because I remain fascinated by the interaction of his ever-curious mind with the political, economic, and social events of the years during which he lived. I have also read other biographies of Franklin, as well as of Washington, Jefferson, and Adams; also, accounts of their era, notably Ellis' Founding Brothers, Ferling's Setting the World Ablaze, and Bailyn's To Begin the World Anew. In my opinion, Morgan provides in this volume the single best source of information to answer questions such as these: "Which of Franklin'. Books rated "used-very good" and this one DID NOT disappoint! Very fast shipping kwbush I buy Books rated "used-very good" and this one DID NOT disappoint!Very fast shipping will buy again when a title I want is availableThanks!
In addition, he was a man of vast contradictions. The greatest statesman of his age, Benjamin Franklin was also a pioneering scientist, a successful author, the first American postmaster general, a printer and a bon vivant. This biography offers a compact and provocative portrait of America's most extraordinary patriot.
"This best-selling biography has been praised for its accessibility and the author's almost exclusive reliance upon Franklin's own ."-"American History"