Young benjamin franklin biography isaacson pdf

2003 biography of Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life is a non-fiction book authored by American historian and journalist Walter Isaacson.

Published in 2003 by Simon & Schuster, the biographical work details the life and times of prominent U.S. statesman and Founding FatherBenjamin Franklin. The book has received praise from multiple publications including Foreign Affairs and The Guardian.^[2][3]

Background and contents

Isaacson notes that Franklin's reputation has shifted based on time and place given the statesman's achievements and personality.

Franklin, the author states, "has been vilified in romantic periods and lionised in entrepreneurial ones" since "each era appraises him anew" and thus "in doing so reveals some assessments of itself." In broad terms, Isaacson describes Franklin as a quintessential figure of the Age of Enlightenment as well as one seen as a prot