Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

2003 • 608 pages

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Rescuing Benjamin Franklin from the clich of genial codger, this book celebrates the most interesting, advanced, and earthy of the founding fathers. 16-page four-color insert.


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This was utterly painful to get through and entirely too kind to Benjamin Franklin, who is in all honesty a deeply conflicting founding father.

May 17, 2021

Not as interesting as I expected.

August 22, 2014

Memorable book really gave me an appreciation of this guy; especially loved his quirkiness.

August 22, 2021

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