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Book, 2002
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Paints a portrait of founding father Benjamin Franklin, arguing that the American republic would not have been possible without this Renaissance author, journalist, scientist, politician, diplomat, and bon vivant. The author paints a vivid portrait of founding father Benjamin Franklin, arguing that the American republic would not have been possible without this Renaissance author, journalist, scientist, politician, diplomat, and bon vivant. A celebratory biography of Benjamin Franklin by journalist Srodes. While he discusses Franklin's accomplishments as a printer and a scientist, the focus of the work is on Franklin's accomplishments as a political organizer and, later, as a diplomat. Srodes is of the opinion that American democracy owes a major debt to Franklin and that the American Revolution could not have been won without him. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Historian and biographer James Srodes tells Benjamin Franklin's incredible life story, making full use of the previously neglected Franklin papers to provide the most riveting account yet of the journalist, scientist, polilician, and unlikely adventurer. From London, Paris, Philadelphia to his numerous romantic liaisons, Franklin's life becomes a panorama of dramatic history.
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