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

A thorough examination of Benjamin Franklin's works on philosophy and politics, arguing that Franklin was a philosopher of natural right

“I cannot remember ever reading a work of history and biography that is quite so fluent, so perfectly composed and balanced . . .” —The New York Sun “Ex

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

Franklin's Autobiography has received widespread praise, both for its historical value as a record of an important early American and for its literary style. Th