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Benjamin Franklin
An American Life
Taschenbuch von Walter Isaacson
Sprache: Englisch

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This sweeping narrative chronicles the adventures of the spunky runaway apprentice who became, during his 84-year life, America's best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist, as well as one of its most practical and ingenious political leaders.
This sweeping narrative chronicles the adventures of the spunky runaway apprentice who became, during his 84-year life, America's best writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, and business strategist, as well as one of its most practical and ingenious political leaders.
Über den Autor
Walter Isaacson, University Professor of History at Tulane, has been CEO of the Aspen Institute, chairman of CNN, and editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Leonardo da Vinci; The Innovators; Steve Jobs; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography, and the co-author of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. He and his wife live in New Orleans. Facebook: Walter Isaacson, Twitter: [...]
Inhaltsverzeichnis
CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of America

CHAPTER TWO

Pilgrim's Progress: Boston, 1706-1723

CHAPTER THREE

Journeyman: Philadelphia and London, 1723-1726

CHAPTER FOUR

Printer: Philadelphia, 1726-1732

CHAPTER FIVE

Public Citizen: Philadelphia, 1731-1748

CHAPTER SIX

Scientist and Inventor: Philadelphia, 1744-1751

CHAPTER SEVEN

Politician: Philadelphia, 1749-1756

CHAPTER EIGHT

Troubled Waters: London, 1757-1762

CHAPTER NINE

Home Leave: Philadelphia, 1763-1764

CHAPTER TEN

Agent Provocateur: London, 1765-1770

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Rebel: London, 1771-1775

CHAPTER TWELVE

Independence: Philadelphia, 1775-1776

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Courtier: Paris, 1776-1778

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Bon Vivant: Paris, 1778-1785

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Peacemaker: Paris, 1778-1785

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Sage: Philadelphia, 1785-1790

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Epilogue

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Conclusions

Cast of Characters

Chronology

Currency Conversions

Acknowledgments

Sources and Abbreviations

Notes

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780743258074
ISBN-10: 074325807X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Isaacson, Walter
Hersteller: Simon & Schuster
Maße: 234 x 156 x 40 mm
Von/Mit: Walter Isaacson
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.08.2004
Gewicht: 0,829 kg
Artikel-ID: 102493320
Über den Autor
Walter Isaacson, University Professor of History at Tulane, has been CEO of the Aspen Institute, chairman of CNN, and editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Leonardo da Vinci; The Innovators; Steve Jobs; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography, and the co-author of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. He and his wife live in New Orleans. Facebook: Walter Isaacson, Twitter: [...]
Inhaltsverzeichnis
CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of America

CHAPTER TWO

Pilgrim's Progress: Boston, 1706-1723

CHAPTER THREE

Journeyman: Philadelphia and London, 1723-1726

CHAPTER FOUR

Printer: Philadelphia, 1726-1732

CHAPTER FIVE

Public Citizen: Philadelphia, 1731-1748

CHAPTER SIX

Scientist and Inventor: Philadelphia, 1744-1751

CHAPTER SEVEN

Politician: Philadelphia, 1749-1756

CHAPTER EIGHT

Troubled Waters: London, 1757-1762

CHAPTER NINE

Home Leave: Philadelphia, 1763-1764

CHAPTER TEN

Agent Provocateur: London, 1765-1770

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Rebel: London, 1771-1775

CHAPTER TWELVE

Independence: Philadelphia, 1775-1776

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Courtier: Paris, 1776-1778

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Bon Vivant: Paris, 1778-1785

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Peacemaker: Paris, 1778-1785

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Sage: Philadelphia, 1785-1790

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Epilogue

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Conclusions

Cast of Characters

Chronology

Currency Conversions

Acknowledgments

Sources and Abbreviations

Notes

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780743258074
ISBN-10: 074325807X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Isaacson, Walter
Hersteller: Simon & Schuster
Maße: 234 x 156 x 40 mm
Von/Mit: Walter Isaacson
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.08.2004
Gewicht: 0,829 kg
Artikel-ID: 102493320
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