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Rent Benjamin Franklin : An American Life
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Narrator: Boyd Gaines
Format: Abridged-CD, Abridged-CD
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: Jul 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography - Historical
Retail Price: $30.00
Synopsis
In this biography, former CNN chairman Isaacson shows the many facets and incredibly prodigious activity of the Founding Father who was also an inventor, printer, diplomat, businessman, community organizer, and author of an important autobiography. He portrays Franklin as a practical man who championed and embodied middle class values, and who was himself the model for a new kind of American.
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Reviews
Not pleased to get an abridged audio, the website doesnt mention this fact. Despite that, I learned quite a bit about Dr. Franklin. Enjoyable.