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Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

An American Life

Boyd Gaines, Nelson Runger, Walter Isaacson

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Chronicles the founding father's life and his multiple careers as a shopkeeper, writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, business strategist, and political leader, while showing how his faith in the wisdom of the common citizen helped forge an American national identity based on the virtues of its middle class.

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OL Work ID
OL4288868W

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Politics and governmentScientistsPrintersInventorsBiographyStatesmenPoliticiPolitikerUmschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und AuswandererHistory, 18th CenturyGeleerdenFamous PersonsWissenschaftlerDiplomatenLarge type booksFranklin, benjamin, 1706-1790Statesmen, biographyScientists, biography

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