Which seeks to restore Adams to public affection, this book has no overriding agenda except to present the story of Franklin's life. Unlike, say, David McCullough's John Adams, of the founding fathers in a riveting biography that brings Benjamin Franklin to life. After examining the large body of existing Franklin scholarship as skillfully and critically as any scholar, Isaacson admits that his subject always 'winks at us' to keep us at bay-which of course is one reason why he's so fascinating. Books by Walter Isaacson Benjamin Franklin: An American Life.

The oldest, most distinctive and multifaceted of the founders, Franklin remains as mysterious as Jefferson. Isaacson (now president of the Aspen Institute, he is the former chairman of CNN and a Henry Kissinger biographer) has a keen eye for the genius of a man whose fingerprints lie everywhere in our history. How do the two books differ? Isaacson's is more detailed it lingers over such matters as the nature of Franklin's complex family circumstances and his relations with others, and it pays closer attention to each of his extraordinary achievements. But this is not just a biography of Benjamin Franklin but rather a fascinating look at American and European political history at that time. Isaacson's longer biography easily holds its own. Following closely on the heels of Edmund Morgan's justly acclaimed Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin Book by Walter Isaacson Official Publisher Page Simon & Schuster UK About The Book Excerpt Reading Group Guide About The Author Product Details Related Articles Raves and Reviews Resources and Downloads Benjamin Franklin An American Life By Walter Isaacson More books from this author: Walter Isaacson.

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