Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Walter Isaacson

586 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Description

Benjamin Franklin is the Founding Father who winks at us. An ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings, he seems made of flesh rather than of marble. In bestselling author Walt...

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Moods

informative 93%
inspiring 62%
reflective 43%
challenging 37%
adventurous 31%
funny 31%
lighthearted 18%
hopeful 6%
relaxing 6%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 43%
fast 6%

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