Best Biography On Benjamin Franklin - April 2024

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

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. In best-selling author Walter Isaacson's vivid and witty full-scale biography, we discover why Franklin turns to us from history's stage with eyes that twinkle from behind his new-fangled spectacles. In Benjamin Franklin, Isaacson shows how Franklin defines both his own time and ours. The most interesting thing that Franklin invented, and continually reinvented, was himself. America's first great publicist, he was co... [Read More]

• ASIN: B004VLETYM
• ASIN: B004VLETYM
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio

Walter Isaacson: The Genius Biographies: Benjamin Franklin, Einstein, and Steve Jobs

The Genius Biographies boxed set from New York Times bestselling author Walter Isaacson featuring his definitive biographies: Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin. “If anybody in America understands genius, it’s Walter Isaacson.” —SalonWalter Isaacson's beloved biographies of American geniuses—now in one boxed set: Steve Jobs: The riveting biography of legendary Apple cofounder Steve Jobs. The story of the roller-coaster life and intense creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, m... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501189018
• ASIN: 1501189018
• ISBN: 1501189018
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Leonardo da Vinci

The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is “a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it…Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life” (The New Yorker).Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo da Vinci’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson “deftly reveals an intimate Leonardo” (San Francisco Chronicle) in a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo’s genius was based on skills we can... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501139169
• ASIN: 1501139169
• ISBN: 1501139169
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Who Was Ben Franklin?

Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author-a man of such amazingly varied talents that some people claimed he had magical powers! Full of all the details kids will want to know, the true story of Benjamin Franklin is by turns sad and funny, but always honest and awe-inspiring.

• ASIN: 0448424959
• ASIN: 0448424959
• ISBN: 9780448424958
• Brand: Grosset Dunlap
• Manufacturer: Penguin Workshop

Time For Kids: Benjamin Franklin: A Man of Many Talents (Time For Kids Biographies)

Take a close-up look at Benjamin Franklin, a jack-of-all-trades who served his country well. Interviews with experts and lively writing deliver the accurate reporting you expect from TIME For Kids®. Historical reproductions and contemporary photographs capture the life of this ingenious man and show how he made life better and safer for Americans today.Read about more remarkable Americans:

• ASIN: 006057609X
• ASIN: 006057609X
• ISBN: 006057609X
• Brand: Satterfield, Kathryn Hoffman (EDT)
• Manufacturer: HarperCollins

Einstein: His Life and Universe

• ASIN: B000PC0S0K
• ASIN: B000PC0S0K
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Rush: Revolution, Madness, and Benjamin Rush, the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father

The monumental life of Benjamin Rush, medical pioneer and one of our most provocative and unsung Founding Fathers   In the summer of 1776, fifty-six men put their quills to a dangerous document they called the Declaration of Independence. Among them was a thirty-year-old doctor named Benjamin Rush. One of the youngest signatories, he was also, among stiff competition, one of the most visionary.   From improbable beginnings as the son of a Philadelphia blacksmith, Rush grew into an internationally renowned writer, reformer, and medical pioneer who touched virtually every page in the story of... [Read More]

• ASIN: B079D9LT6W
• ASIN: B079D9LT6W
• Manufacturer: Crown

Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2017From the great historian of the American Revolution, New York Times-bestselling and Pulitzer-winning Gordon Wood, comes a majestic dual biography of two of America's most enduringly fascinating figures, whose partnership helped birth a nation, and whose subsequent falling out did much to fix its course.Thomas Jefferson and John Adams could scarcely have come from more different worlds, or been more different in temperament. Jefferson, the optimist with enough faith in the innate goodness of his fellow man... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0735224714
• ASIN: 0735224714
• ISBN: 0735224714
• Brand: PENGUIN PRESS
• Manufacturer: Penguin Press

What Is the Declaration of Independence? (What Was?)

Step back in time to the birth of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free!On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence, a document that would sever this country's ties with Britain and announce a new nation—The United States of America. Colonists were willing to risk their lives for freedom, and the Declaration of Independence made that official. Discover the true story of one of the most radical and uplifting documents in history and f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 044848692X
• ASIN: 044848692X
• ISBN: 044848692X
• Brand: WaterBrook Press
• Manufacturer: Penguin Workshop

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Dover Thrift Editions)

• ASIN: B008TVLLWI
• ASIN: B008TVLLWI
• Manufacturer: Dover Publications

The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin

Pulitzer Prize FinalistBenjamin Franklin, perhaps the pivotal figure in colonial and revolutionary America, comes vividly to life in this masterly biography. Wit, diplomat, scientist, philosopher, businessman, inventor, and bon vivant, Benjamin Franklin was in every respect America’s first Renaissance man. From penniless runaway to highly successful printer, from ardently loyal subject of Britain to architect of an alliance with France that ensured America’s independence, Franklin went from obscurity to become one of the world’s most admired figures, whose circle included the likes of Vo... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0385495404
• ASIN: 0385495404
• ISBN: 0385495404
• Manufacturer: Anchor

Benjamin Franklin, American Genius: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities (For Kids series)

Benjamin Franklin was a 17-year-old runaway when he arrived in Philadelphia in 1723. Yet within days he’d found a job at a local print shop, met the woman he would eventually marry, and even attracted the attention of Pennsylvania’s governor. A decade later, he became a colonial celebrity with the publication of Poor Richard: An Almanack and would go on to become one of America’s most distinguished Founding Fathers. Franklin established the colonies’ first lending library, volunteer fire company, and postal service, and was a leading expert in the study of electricity. He represented t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1556527578
• ASIN: 1556527578
• ISBN: 1556527578
• Brand: Chicago Review Press
• Manufacturer: Chicago Review Press

Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Patriots

The must-have companion to Bill O'Reilly's historical docudrama Legends and Lies: The Patriots, an exciting and eye-opening look at the Revolutionary War through the lives of its leadersThe American Revolution was neither inevitable nor a unanimous cause. It pitted neighbors against each other, as loyalists and colonial rebels faced off for their lives and futures. These were the times that tried men's souls: no one was on stable ground and few could be trusted. Through the fascinating tales of the first Americans, Legends and Lies: The Patriots reveals the contentious arguments that turned fr... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0176Q62DY
• ASIN: B0176Q62DY
• Brand: Henry Holt and Co.
• Manufacturer: Henry Holt and Co.

Benjamin Franklin An Honest & Complete Biography: Large Print Edition

Franklin was exceptional as a scientist, statesman, business man and author.

• ASIN: 1453825312
• ASIN: 1453825312
• ISBN: 1453825312
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Benjamin Franklin : Part 1

Documents, letters, and manuscripts by Franklin form the foundation of this biography of the great early American inventor, author, and statesman.

• ASIN: 0786109394
• ASIN: 0786109394
• ISBN: 0786109394
• Manufacturer: Blackstone Audio Inc

Benjamin Franklin : An American Life

Presents a portrait of Benjamin Franklin as a scientist, inventor, diplomat, writer, business strategist, and statesman while tracing his life as one of America's Founding

• UPC: 2534984
• Rating: 4.182

DK Biography: Benjamin Franklin : A Photographic Story of a Life

"A photographic story of a

• UPC: 7749971
• Rating: 3.5

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Originally written as a guide for his son, Benjamin Franklin discusses his life, accomplishments, and

• UPC: 2348261
• Rating: 3.711

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Unabridged student-sized 8.5"x11" value reproduction of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. This classic is a must read because Franklin writes as if the reader is right there with him, relating his story, feeling his success

• UPC: 518002746
• Rating: 3.711

Classic Thoughts and Thinkers: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Hardcover)

9780785833505

• UPC: 47876885
• Rating: 3.711

Picture Book Biographies: A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin (Hardcover)

Surveys the life of Benjamin Franklin, highlighting his work as an inventor and

• UPC: 25661435
• Rating: 3.4

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was a man of many roles-printer, author, philosopher, scientist, inventor, diplomat, and politician to name only a few. This book tells the story of Franklin's life from his humble beginnings to his

• UPC: 14925333
• Rating: 3.711

Ben and Me : An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos

Amos, a poor church mouse, becomes Ben Franklin's cherished companion and valued

• UPC: 471676
• Rating: 3.5

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Other Writings

Explore the memoirs of one of the most inventive Americans in

• UPC: 216347487
• Rating: 4.0

The Story of Benjamin Franklin : Amazing American

A biography of the author, scientist, and statesman who helped with the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and became the first ambassador of the United

• UPC: 445574
• Rating: 5.0