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By Walter Isaacson
Written in a lively, conversational style,
this book deservedly became a bestseller
shortly after its publication in 2003. It
is a rare biography that really brings its
subject to life. Especially intriguing are
the author’s examinations of Franklin as
the originator of the self-help book, the
prototypical American humorist, the media
baron who vertically integrated content with
distribution, the developer of the matching
grant, the inventor of the business improvement
district, and the practical tinkerer who
anticipated Edison by over a century.
An amusing postscript reveals
that the typeface
used in the book is not as modern
as it seems,
but is one championed (though
not invented)
by Franklin himself and employed
by him for
the first printing the Declaration
of Independence.
After reading this informative
and enjoyable
work, you cannot help but conclude
(with
the author) that Franklin was
perhaps the
most “modern” Founding Father. |
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