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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52090968 Title: Benjamin Franklin : an American life Author: Walter Isaacson Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, ©2003. ISBN/ISSN: 0684807610 9780684807614 0965042634 9780965042635 OCLC:52090968

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Benjamin Franklin : an American life

Author:	Walter Isaacson
Publisher:	New York : Simon & Schuster, ©2003.
Edition/Format:	Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	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 te common citizen helped to forge an American national identity based on the virtues of its middle class.
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Named Person:	Benjamin Franklin
Material Type:	Biography, Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Walter Isaacson Find more information about:
ISBN:	0684807610 9780684807614 0965042634 9780965042635
OCLC Number:	52090968
Description:	x, 590 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Contents:	Benjamin Franklin and the invention of America -- Pilgrim's progress: Boston, 1706-1723 -- Journeyman: Philadelphia and London, 1723-1726 -- Printer: Philadelphia, 1726-1732 -- Public citizen: Philadelphia, 1731-1748 -- Scientist and inventor: Philadelphia, 1744-1751 -- Politician: Philadelphia, 1749-1756 -- Troubled waters: London, 1757-1762 -- Home leave: Philadelphia, 1763-1764 -- Agent provocateur: London, 1765-1770 -- Rebel: London, 1771-1775 -- Independence: Philadelphia, 1775-1776 -- Courtier: Paris, 1776-1778 -- Bon vivant: Paris, 1778-1785 -- Peacemaker: Paris, 1778-1785 -- Sage: Philadelphia, 1785-1790 -- Epilogue -- Conclusions -- Cast of characters -- Chronology -- Currency conversions.
Responsibility:	Walter Isaacson.
More information:	Contributor biographical information Publisher description Table of contents only Sample text

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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 te common citizen helped to forge an American national identity based on the virtues of its middle class.

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