| Edition |
First Simon & Schuster paperback edition |
| Description |
xii, 586 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 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. |
| 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 the common citizen helped forge an American national identity based on the virtues of its middle class. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 510-514) and index. |
| Subject |
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
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Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789.
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Scientists -- United States -- Biography.
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Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
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Printers -- United States -- Biography.
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Statesman -- United States -- Biography.
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. (OCoLC)fst00034115
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Inventors. (OCoLC)fst00978052
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Politics and government (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Printers. (OCoLC)fst01076585
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Scientists. (OCoLC)fst01108895
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Statesmen. (OCoLC)fst01131990
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Franklin, Benjamin.
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Biographie.
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. (DE-588)118534912
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Biografie. (DE-588)4006804-3
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| Chronological Term |
1775-1789
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| ISBN |
074325807X (paperback) |
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9780743258074 (paperback) |
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