Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Written by:
Edmund S. Morgan
Narrated by:
Rick Adamson
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4
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2
Release Date
October 2010
Duration
9 hours 13 minutes
Summary
Benjamin Franklin is perhaps the most remarkable figure in American history: the greatest statesman of his age, he played a pivotal role in the formation of the American republic. He was also a pioneering scientist, a best-selling author, the country's first postmaster general, a printer, a bon vivant, a diplomat, a ladies' man, and a moralist - and the most prominent celebrity of the 18th century.

Franklin was, however, a man of vast contradictions, as Edmund Morgan demonstrates in this brilliant biography. A reluctant revolutionary, Franklin had desperately wished to preserve the British Empire, and he mourned the break, even as he led the fight for American independence. Despite his passion for sciences, Franklin viewed his groundbreaking experiments as secondary to his civic duties. And although he helped to draft both the Declaration of Independence and the American Constitution, he had personally hoped that the new American government would take a different shape. Unraveling the enigma of Franklin's character, Morgan shows that he was the rare individual who constantly placed the public interest before his own desires.

Written by one of our greatest historians, Benjamin Franklin offers a provocative portrait of America's most extraordinary patriot.
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Mary M.

At this time in our current political situation it is important to know about one of the most important founding fathers. His unselfishness, ethics, humility, genius in the scientific realm as well as in public relations, understanding of policy and how to make it beneficial for the greater good are some of Franklins most shining attributes.

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