Ben Franklin:
Adult
Books by and about Ben Franklin for adults.
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Benjamin Franklin by Morgan, Edmund S.
Notes: Perhaps the best short biography of Franklin, noted historian Morgan presents glimpses into the life and character of the man from his own papers. Sometimes faulted for its slight coverage of politics, this is more of an appreciation than a work of meticulous scholarship.
ISBN: 0300101627
Published: 2002
Callnumber: 973.3092 F854mor
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Scenes From the Life of Benjamin Franklin by Bowen, Catherine Drinker
Notes: A noted Philadelphia author explores Franklin's character through five defining scenes from his life. A highly accessible book for general readers.
ISBN: 0316103969
Published: 1974
Callnumber: 973.3091 F854b/B F85b67
Benjamin Franklin by Van Doren, Carl
Notes: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1939, Van Doren's work is still considered by most historians the most comprehensive and scholarly biography of Franklin available.
ISBN: 1931541868
Published: 1938
Callnumber: 973.3092 F854v
The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by Brands, H. W.
Notes: This Pulitzer Prize finalist combines masterful storytelling and meticulous scholarship. Franklin comes vividly to life as America's first Renaissance man.
ISBN: 0385495404
Published: 2002
Callnumber: 973.3092 F854bra
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Franklin, Benjamin
Notes: Begun in 1771 as advice to his son William, this is the only book that Franklin ever wrote. The Autobiography tells Ben's own story of his early life up to the beginning of his diplomatic career in 1757, full of insight into his character and opinions. A One Book One Philadelphia selection for 2006.
ISBN: 0679641033
Published: 1771-1790
Callnumber: various editions
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Isaacson, Walter
Notes: This popular biography is perhaps unique in its discussion of Ben's strained and flawed relationship with his family. It shows us a Founding Father great and human at the same time.
ISBN: 074325807x
Published: 2004
Callnumber: 973.3092 F854is
A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America by Schiff, Stacy
Notes: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Schiff presents an intriguing glimpse into Franklin's diplomatic years in France between the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Paris.
ISBN: 0805080090
Published: 2005
Callnumber: 327.7304 F854s
Franklin: The Essential Founding Father by Srodes, James
Notes: Historian and biographer Srodes tells Franklin's life story in the one of the most riveting accounts yet of the journalist, scientist, politician, and adventurer. A One Book One Philadelphia selection for 2006.
ISBN: 0895261049
Published: 2002
Callnumber: 973.3092 F854sr
The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin by Wood, Gordon S.
Notes: Not strictly a biography, but an insight into the shifting views and positions that Franklin assumed on his way to becoming an American. Wood is perhaps our foremost interpreter of the founding period in America.
ISBN: 159420019x
Published: 2004
Callnumber: 973.3092 F854wo
Franklin of Philadelphia by Wright, Esmond
Notes: This assessment of Franklin's personal and political life, written in 1986 by a highly readable and sympathetic British historian, was perhaps the best biography after Van Doren.
ISBN: 0674318099
Published: 1986
Callnumber: 973.3092 F854w