benjamin franklin an american life by walter isaacson

Still became one of the most ingenious scientists of his era, but did not transcend into a profound theorist (i.e. Franklin excelled in writing, but failed math.“Love your enemies, for they will tell you your faults.” “Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead.” “Industry and frugality are the means of procuring wealth and thereby securing virtue.” -BF.Early American settlers were pursuing both religious freedom AND economic opportunity.Questions are just as vital for a self-satisfied age as they were for a revolutionary one. How does one live a life that is useful, virtuous, worthy, moral and spiritually meaningful? Franklin’s most important vision: an American identity based on the virtues and values of its middle class.But the most interesting thing that Franklin invented, and continually reinvented, was himself.

♦ CLICK THESE FOR THE FOLLOWING Book | Summaries | Course ♥ CLICK THIS TO DOWNLOAD THIS FREE PDF SUMMARY HERE ♣ CLICK THIS TO STOP TRYING TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS BY YOURSELF AND BE COACHED TODAY HERE He explores the wit behindPoor Richard's Almanacand 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.Above 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.♠ CLICK THIS TO STOP READING BY YOURSELF AND JOIN THE ‘BEST BOOK CLUB’ NOW HERE TO MEET AUTHORS AND NEW FRIENDS

In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character.In a 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.

Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble.

Benjamin franklin an american life by walter isaacson