A review by pemuth59
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson

4.0

Two things people may not know about Benjamin Franklin: 1) He spent about half his adult life in Europe. 2) He did not convert to the idea of American independence until as late as 1775. Isaacson's book is revealing and insightful about a very famous man who was much, much than the comic book portrayal of a wise-cracking guy with a kite who wore round glasses and invented stuff, including the United States. The book is easy to read largely because Franklin was someone constantly in motion. Isaacson succeeds in getting readers inside one of the great minds of history.