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Gaustad, Edwin S.

Benjamin Franklin: Inventing America

144 pp. | Oxford | November, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-19-515732-X $28.00
(3) YA Oxford Portraits series. This biography foregrounds Franklin's inventiveness, which he used not only to operate a profitable print shop and understand lightning but also to design and implement strategies for uniting the colonies, gather French support for the American cause, and negotiate peace with England. Black-and-white period illustrations and excerpts from Franklin's writing extend the respectful and generally clear text. Directory, reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

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