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A Benjamin Franklin Reader Paperback - 2005

by Walter Isaacson

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S GREATEST WRITINGS
Edited and Annotated by Walter Isaacson
Selected and annotated by the author of the acclaimed Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, this collection of Franklin's writings shows why he was the bestselling author of his day and remains America's favorite founder and wit. Includes an introductory essay exploring Franklin's life and impact as a writer, and each piece is accompanied by a preface and notes that provide background, context, and analysis.

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A selection of Benjamin Franklin's writings, with an introduction and commentary by renowned author Walter Isaacson.Selected and annotated by the author of the acclaimed Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, this collection of Franklin's writings shows why he was the bestselling author of his day and remains America's favorite founder and wit. Includes an introductory essay exploring Franklin's life and impact as a writer, and each piece is accompanied by a preface and notes that provide background, context, and analysis.

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Benjamin Franklin did not like being apprenticed to his older brother.

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  • Title A Benjamin Franklin Reader
  • Author Walter Isaacson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 576
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster, New York
  • Publication date 2005-06-02
  • Features Annotated
  • ISBN 9780743273985 / 0743273982
  • Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.26 x 6.14 x 1.4 in (23.52 x 15.60 x 3.56 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Politics and government -, Franklin, Benjamin
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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"A thoroughly researched, crisply written, convincingly argued chronicle."
-- The New York Times Book Review

About the author

Walter Isaacson is the bestselling author of biographies of Elon Musk, Jennifer Doudna, Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, and Albert Einstein. He is a professor of history at Tulane and was CEO of the Aspen Institute, chair of CNN, and editor of Time. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2023. Visit him at Isaacson.Tulane.edu.

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