Benjamin Franklin : an American life /
Walter Isaacson.
- New York : Simon & Schuster, c2003.
- x, 590 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tells the life story of founding father Benjamin Franklin, describing the many hats he wore, from inventor to businessman to statesman; the persona he created--and that still lives on; and his relationships with his wife, his illegitimate son, and his illegitimate grandson