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The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3: Soldier, Scientist, and Politician, 1748-1757 Hardcover - 2008

by J. A. Lemay


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Described as "a harmonious human multitude," Ben Franklin's life and careers were so varied and successful that he remains, even today, the epitome of the self-made man. Born into a humble tradesman's family, this adaptable genius rose to become an architect of the world's first democracy, a leading light in Enlightenment science, and a major creator of what has come to be known as the American character. Journalist, musician, politician, scientist, humorist, inventor, civic leader, printer, writer, publisher, businessman, founding father, philosopher--a genius in all fields and a bit of a magician in some.

Volume 3 begins in the year 1748, when Franklin was known in Pennsylvania as clerk of the Pennsylvania Assembly and in the Middle Colonies as the printer and editor of Poor Richard's Almanac and the Pennsylvania Gazette, the best-known colonial publications. By the middle of 1757, where this volume leaves off, he had become famous in Pennsylvania as a public-spirited citizen and soldier in the conflicts of the Seven Years' War; well known throughout America as a writer, politician, and the most important theorist and patriot of the American empire; and renowned in the western world as a natural philosopher. This volume tells the story of that transformation.

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  • Title The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3: Soldier, Scientist, and Politician, 1748-1757
  • Author J. A. Lemay
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Editions,
  • Pages 768
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia:
  • Date 2008-12-16
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780812241211 / 0812241215
  • Weight 3.05 lbs (1.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 6.6 x 2.2 in (24.13 x 16.76 x 5.59 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Historical
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Franklin, Benjamin, Statesmen - United States
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Chronicle of Higher Education, 01/23/2009, Page 18
  • Library Journal, 01/15/2009, Page 100

About the author

J. A. Leo Lemay (1935-2006) was H. F. du Pont Winterthur Professor of English at the University of Delaware. He wrote extensively on early American literature and is the author of the bestselling volumes 1 and 2 of The Life of Benjamin Franklin, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.
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