{"product_id":"benjamin-franklin-paperback-3","title":"Benjamin Franklin - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin J. Hayes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn action-packed retelling of the life and work of the polymath and so-called First American, Benjamin Franklin.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e All Benjamin Franklin biographers face a major challenge: they must compete with their subject. In one of the greatest autobiographies in world literature, Franklin has already told his own story, and subsequent biographers have often taken Franklin at his word. In this exciting new account, Kevin J. Hayes takes a different approach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hayes begins when Franklin is eighteen and stranded in London, describing how the collection of curiosities he viewed there fundamentally shaped Franklin's intellectual and personal outlook. Subsequent chapters take in Franklin's career as a printer, his scientific activities, his role as a colonial agent, his participation in the American Revolution, his service as a diplomat, and his participation in the Constitutional Convention. Containing much new information about Franklin's life and achievements, Hayes's critical biography situates Franklin within his literary and cultural milieu.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA recipient of the George Washington Book Prize, \u003cb\u003eKevin J. Hayes\u003c\/b\u003e lives and writes in Toledo, Ohio. He has published widely on American literature, history, and culture, including \u003ci\u003eHerman Melville\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEdgar Allan Poe\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/i\u003e, all also published in Reaktion Books' Critical Lives series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.8 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47186578276601,"sku":"9781789145175","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VE0zSmNsL1lTdHlSUmNMSTZuNVJOdz09_c9bb7fa7-825f-4209-8bfe-ed3b9465e1dc.webp?v=1767841784","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/benjamin-franklin-paperback-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}