{"product_id":"first-american-the-life-and-times-of-benjamin-franklin","title":"First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by H.W. Brands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePULITZER PRIZE FINALIST \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Franklin, perhaps \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003epivotal figure in colonial and revolutionary America, comes vividly to life in this \"thorough biography of ... America's first Renaissance man\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eby the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of \u003ci\u003eOur First Civil War.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The authoritative Franklin biography for our time.\" --Joseph J. Ellis, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eFounding Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWit, diplomat, scientist, philosopher, businessman, inventor, and bon vivant, Benjamin Franklin's \"life is one every American should know well, and it has not been told better than by Mr. Brands\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e). From penniless runaway to highly successful printer, from ardently loyal subject of Britain to architect of an alliance with France that ensured America's independence, Franklin went from obscurity to become one of the world's most admired figures, whose circle included the likes of Voltaire, Hume, Burke, and Kant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on previously unpublished letters and a host of other sources, acclaimed historian H. W. Brands has written a thoroughly engaging biography of the eighteenth-century genius. A much needed reminder of Franklin's greatness and humanity, \u003ci\u003eThe First American\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a work of meticulous scholarship that provides a magnificent tour of a legendary historical figure, a vital era in American life, and the countless arenas in which the protean Franklin left his legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for H.W. Brands's other biographies: ANDREW JACKSON, THE MAN WHO SAVED THE UNION (Ulysses S. Grant), TRAITOR TO HIS CLASS (Franklin Roosevelt) and REAGAN.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"H.W Brands has given us the authoritative Franklin biography for out time.\" --Joseph J. Ellis author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFounding Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Like its subject, this biography is both solid and enchanting.\" --\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[A] biography with a rich cast of secondary characters and a large and handsome stock of historical scenery. . . . Brands writes clearly and confidently about the full spectrum of the polymath's interests. . . . This is a Franklin to savor.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Benjamin Franklin's life is one every American should know well, and it has not been told better than by Mr. Brands.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A vivid portrait of the 18th-century milieu and of the 18th-century man. . . . [Brands is] a master storyteller.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A thorough biography of Benjamin Franklin, America's first Renaissance man. . . . In graceful, even witty prose. . . . Brands relates the entire, dense-packed life.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A lively re-introduction to Franklin. . . . Rich in the descriptions of settings, personalities, and action. . . . [Brands] offers . . . a succession of amusing anecdotes and vivid tales.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Comprehensive, lively. . . . [Brands] is a skilled narrator who believes in making good history accessible to the non-specializing book lover, and the general reader can read this book with sustained enjoyment.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH. W. BRANDS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eholds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in biography for \u003ci\u003eThe First American\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTraitor to His Class\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTarget Age: 18 and up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMarch 12, 2002\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780385495400\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.33\" H x 8.04\" L x 5.3\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e782 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epaperback\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45549874479290,"sku":"9780385495400","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_6577d575-8c8c-4600-9022-9d08299f5ed4.jpg?v=1769771559","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/first-american-the-life-and-times-of-benjamin-franklin","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}