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Benjamin Franklin : An American Life |
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Rating: Summary: Founding Father Bios - this one is a bit of a dud Review: In the last few years readers of American history have been treated to some terrific and well researched and written biographies. Included are David McCullough with John Adams, Ron Chernow with Alexander Hamilton, and Joseph Ellis with two - Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. Many critics have agreed that these are some of the best biographies of a facinating group of American individuals in an very unique time in modern history. Bejmamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson received acclaim as one that belongs with this group. Simply put, it does not. While it is a decent biography about a simply facinating man, it does not integrate Franklins's personality and indivdual history well into what was going on in the Colonies during this period. The writing is choppy and not well edited. I would submit that only if you wanted to read about Franklin specifically would this be a good book to read. If you are looking for an integrated narrative, look elsewhere. This, quite unfortunately, falls short.
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