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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: AN AMERICAN LIFE

by Walter Isaacson

Published by Simon & Schuster Paperbacks. Circa. 2004

Almost very good condition. This biographical work details the life and times of prominent U.S. statesman and Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. Pictorial cardwraps. A few colour & b/w illustrations. xii and 586 pages including index.

Cover edges rubbed and worn, rear cover a little scuffed. Spine is a little concave. Text block grubby. Contents clean.

ISBN: 074325807X
Stock no. 1831203

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Contents

  • CHAPTER ONE
  • Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of America
  • CHAPTER TWO
  • Pilgrim's Progress: Boston, 1706-1723
  • CHAPTER THREE
  • Journeyman: Philadelphia and London, 1723-1726
  • CHAPTER FOUR
  • Printer: Philadelphia, 1726-1732
  • CHAPTER FIVE
  • Public Citizen: Philadelphia, 1731-1748
  • CHAPTER SIX
  • Scientist and Inventor: Philadelphia, 1744-1751
  • CHAPTER SEVEN
  • Politician: Philadelphia, 1749-1756
  • CHAPTER EIGHT
  • Troubled Waters: London, 1757-1762
  • CHAPTER NINE
  • Home Leave: Philadelphia, 1763-1764
  • CHAPTER TEN
  • Agent Provocateur: London, 1765-1770
  • CHAPTER ELEVEN
  • Rebel: London, 1771-1775
  • CHAPTER TWELVE
  • Independence: Philadelphia, 1775-1776
  • CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  • Courtier: Paris, 1776-1778
  • CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  • Bon Vivant: Paris, 1778-1785
  • CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  • Peacemaker: Paris, 1778-1785
  • CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  • Sage: Philadelphia, 1785-1790
  • CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  • Epilogue
  • CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  • Conclusions
  • Cast of Characters
  • Chronology
  • Currency Conversions
  • Acknowledgements
  • Sources and Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index

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