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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
An American Life  
By Walter Isaacson
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CONTENTS


CHAPTER ONE

Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of America


CHAPTER TWO

Pilgrim's Progress: Boston, 1706-1723


CHAPTER THREE

Journeyman: Philadelphia and London, 1723-1726


CHAPTER FOUR

Printer: Philadelphia, 1726-1732


CHAPTER FIVE

Public Citizen: Philadelphia, 1731-1748


CHAPTER SIX

Scientist and Inventor: Philadelphia, 1744-1751


CHAPTER SEVEN

Politician: Philadelphia, 1749-1756


CHAPTER EIGHT

Troubled Waters: London, 1757-1762


CHAPTER NINE

Home Leave: Philadelphia, 1763-1764


CHAPTER TEN

Agent Provocateur: London, 1765-1770


CHAPTER ELEVEN

Rebel: London, 1771-1775


CHAPTER TWELVE

Independence: Philadelphia, 1775-1776


CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Courtier: Paris, 1776-1778


CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Bon Vivant: Paris, 1778-1785


CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Peacemaker: Paris, 1778-1785


CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Sage: Philadelphia, 1785-1790


CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Epilogue


CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Conclusions


Cast of Characters

Chronology

Currency Conversions

Acknowledgments

Sources and Abbreviations

Notes

Index