The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin

The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin

By H. W. Brands
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“Franklin’s accomplishments were so numerous and varied that they threaten to read like a laundry list. Yet Brands pours them into an engrossing narrative, and they leap to life on these pages as the grand story of an exceptional man. The First American is an altogether excellent biography.”

Amazon.com, editorial review

Finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Biography

A study of the life of Benjamin Franklin and his influence on both American and world history. From his early days as a printer's apprentice to very nearly his last days, Benjamin Franklin's thirst for knowledge and his desire to share what he knew brought him into the forefront of a changing world.