Benjamin Franklin

By Boyd Gaines, Walter Isaacson, Nelson Runger

Subjects: Biography, Politics and government, Politici, Statesmen, Wissenschaftler, Scientists, biography, Scientists, Famous Persons, Diplomaten, Large type books, Geleerden, Printers, Franklin, benjamin, 1706-1790, Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer, Statesmen, biography, Politiker, Inventors, History, 18th Century

Description: 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.