This volume attempts to throw fresh light on two areas of Benjamin Franklin’s intellectual world, namely: his self-fashioning and his political thought. It is

This fascinating book explores Benjamin Franklin’s social and political thought. Although Franklin is often considered “the first American,” his intellect

Carl Van Doren has said of Franklin: "He was more curious than ordinary men and followed up what they only looked at. . . . To warm his house, he thought of the

An eminent Franklin scholar introduces us to the gregarious founding father who would be a welcome guest at any dinner table This engaging book reveals Benjamin

A spellbinding, rich history of the American Enlightenment-think 1776 meets The Metaphysical Club.