Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Benjamin Franklin: An Authoritative and Engrossing Full-Scale Biography by Walter Isaacson - Discover the life of America's founding father who winks at us, a man made of flesh rather than marble.

Follow Franklin's adventures from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back in this sweeping narrative that chronicles his incredible journey as America's best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist.

Learn about the wit behind Poor Richard's Almanac and the wisdom behind the Declaration of Independence, and how Franklin helped forge the American national identity.

This comprehensive biography provides a full sweep of Franklin's amazing life, showcasing why he has particular resonance in the twenty-first century.

With its common sense, clarity, and accessibility, this book is a fitting reflection of Franklin's sly pragmatism and may be the one that most powerfully drives a new pendulum swing of the Franklin reputation.