![]() ![]() But this is not just a biography of Benjamin Franklin but rather a fascinating look at American and European political history at that time. In this riveting new biography Walter Isaacson provides readers with a full portrait of Franklin's public and private life - his loyal but neglected wife, his bastard son with whom he broke over going to war with England, his endless replacement families and his many amorous, but probably unconsummated, liaisons. America's first great publicist, he carefully crafted his own persona, portrayed it in public and polished it for posterity. ![]() He was also one of its most practical political thinkers. During his 84-year life Benjamin Franklin was America's best scientist, inventor, publisher, business strategist, diplomat, and writer. ![]()
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