{"product_id":"the-first-american-the-life-and-times-of-benjamin-franklin-9780385495400","title":"The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin","description":"\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBenjamin Franklin, perhaps \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003epivotal figure in colonial and revolutionary America, comes vividly to life in this masterly biography. Wit, diplomat, scientist, philosopher, businessman, inventor, and bon vivant, Benjamin Franklin was in every respect America's first Renaissance man. 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figures, whose circle included the likes of Voltaire, Hume, Burke, and Kant.\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on previously unpublished letters and a host of other sources, acclaimed historian H. W. Brands has written a thoroughly engaging biography of the eighteenth-century genius.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, \u003cb\u003e The First American\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385495400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.30w x 1.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2002 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/30\/2003 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"H. W. Brands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636799959196,"sku":"9780385495400","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_12391809-92f3-44fa-98fe-18d1ab143c40.jpg?v=1603843005","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-first-american-the-life-and-times-of-benjamin-franklin-9780385495400","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}