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June 2020

Benjamin Franklin

An American Life

by Walter Isaacson

Picked by
Erik
Topic
History & Economics
First published
2003
Pages
626
Open Library
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ISBN‑13
9780743258074

Synopsis

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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