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In this biography, former CNN chairman Isaacson shows the many facets and incredibly prodigious activity of the Founding Father who was also an inventor, printer, diplomat, businessman, community organizer, and author of an important autobiography. He portrays Franklin as a practical man who championed and embodied middle class values, and who was himself the model for a new kind of American. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
| Size | | Length: | 448 pages | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.8 in | | Weight: | 36.0 oz |
Industry Reviews
"In truth, Mr. Isaacson's book does not add enormously to the sum of our knowledge. But his clear prose and media savvy may bring in readers who have not ventured into the 18th century before....Mr. Isaacson has done plenty of research....He has also brought back the humor missing from the more academic tomes....[This] ambitious new study signals an important effort to bring Franklin back into focus. A new generation of readers needs to know more about the Founder who most appealingly embodies our great resourcefulness as a people--and more than a few of our weaknesses, too."
New York Observer - Ted Widmer (06/30/2003)
"[A] thoroughly researched, crisply written, convincingly argued chronicle that is also studded with little nuggets of fresh information."
New York Times Book Review - Joseph J. Ellis (07/06/2003)
"Transcends the limits of conventional hagiography....Isaacson has written a book whose research and writing would do credit to a professional historian. Isaacson's vivid and readable narrative gives a clear account of Franklin's scientific work, his extraordinary career as a social innovator, of his labors as a diplomat and statesman, and of the vagaries of his love life."
Nation - Robin Blackburn (07/14/2003)
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