He explores the wit behind Poor Richard's Almanac and the wisdom behind the Declaration of Independence, the new nation's alliance with France, the treaty that ended the Revolution, and the compromises that created a near-perfect Constitution.Ībove all, Isaacson shows how Franklin's unwavering faith in the wisdom of the common citizen and his instinctive appreciation for the possibilities of democracy helped to forge an American national identity based on the virtues and values of its middle class. In the sweeping narrative that follows Franklin's life from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back, Isaacson chronicles the adventures of the spunky runaway apprentice who became, during his 84-year life, America's best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist, as well as one of its most practical and ingenious political leaders. In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Book Reviews: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, by Walter Isaacson. Book Summaryīenjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. Ben was way too complex of thought, but pure of philosophy than either of the two major political parties today would encourage. Apart from a small area of sticker residue on the top corner edge, the condition is very good. Isaacson suggests that Benjamin Franklin’s philosophy matches him to no current major political ideology. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson is a 586-page softcover published by Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2004.
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