Benjamin Franklin

From his beginnings as a journalist at age sixteen to his retirement from public affairs at eighty-two, there was no break in Benjamin Franklin's activity and accomplishments. A writer, inventor, and statesman, he remains unsurpassed in the range of his natural gifts and the important uses to which he put them.
In this Pulitzer Prize–winning biography, Carl Van Doren incorporates materials from Franklin's letters, manuscripts, journals, and published works to give the most accurate and comprehensive portrait ever written of this great American. Preface
BOSTON: Chapter 1: Father and Son (part 1)
BOSTON: Chapter 1: Father and Son (part 2)
Chapter 2: Brother and Brother (part 1)
Chapter 2: Brother and Brother (part 2)
Chapter 2: Brother and Brother (part 3)
PHILADELPHIA: Chapter 3: Journeyman (part 1)
PHILADELPHIA: Chapter 3: Journeyman (part 2)
PHILADELPHIA: Chapter 3: Journeyman (part 3)
PHILADELPHIA: Chapter 3: Journeyman (part 4)
Chapter 4: Master (part 1)
Chapter 4: Master (part 2)
Chapter 4: Master (part 3)
Chapter 4: Master (part 4)
Chapter 4: Master (part 5)
Chapter 4: Master (part 6)
Chapter 4: Master (part 7)
Chapter 5: Philadelphian (part 1)
Chapter 5: Philadelphian (part 2)
Chapter 5: Philadelphian (part 3)
Chapter 6: Electrician (part 1)
Chapter 6: Electrician (part 2)
Chapter 6: Electrician (part 3)
Chapter 6: Electrician (part 4)
Chapter 7: Pennsylvanian (part 1)
Chapter 7: Pennsylvanian (part 2)
Chapter 7: Pennsylvanian (part 3)
Chapter 8: Intercolonial (part 1)
Chapter 8: Intercolonial (part 2)
Chapter 8: Intercolonial (part 3)
Chapter 9: Interlude
Chapter 10: Soldier (part 1)
Chapter 10: Soldier (part 2)
Chapter 11: Summary of an American (part 1)
Chapter 11: Summary of an American (part 2)
LONDON: Chapter 12: Agent (part 1)
LONDON: Chapter 12: Agent (part 2)
LONDON: Chapter 12: Agent (part 3)
Chapter 13: Speaker (part 1)
Chapter 13: Speaker (part 2)
Chapter 13: Speaker (part 3)
Chapter 14: Authority on America (part 1)
Chapter 14: Authority on America (part 2)
Chapter 14: Authority on America (part 3)
Chapter 14: Authority on America (part 4)
Chapter 14: Authority on America (part 5)
Chapter 15: Agent-General (part 1)
Chapter 15: Agent-General (part 2)
Chapter 15: Agent-General (part 3)
Chapter 15: Agent-General (part 4)
Chapter 15: Agent-General (part 5)
Chapter 15: Agent-General (part 6)
Chapter 16: Philosopher in England (part 1)
Chapter 16: Philosopher in England (part 2)
Chapter 16: Philosopher in England (part 3)
Chapter 16: Philosopher in England (part 4)
Chapter 17: Scapegoat (part 1)
Chapter 17: Scapegoat (part 2)
Chapter 17: Scapegoat (part 3)
Chapter 17: Scapegoat (part 4)
Chapter 17: Scapegoat (part 5)
Chapter 18: End of an Imperialist (part 1)
Chapter 18: End of an Imperialist (part 2)
Chapter 18: End of an Imperialist (part 3)
Chapter 18: End of an Imperialist (part 4)
PARIS: Chapter 19: Postmaster-General (part 1)
PARIS: Chapter 19: Postmaster-General (part 2)
PARIS: Chapter 19: Postmaster-General (part 3)
PARIS: Chapter 19: Postmaster-General (part 4)
Chapter 20: Commissioner (part 1)
Chapter 20: Commissioner (part 2)
Chapter 20: Commissioner (part 3)
Chapter 20: Commissioner (part 4)
Chapter 21: Minister Plenipotentiary (part 1)
Chapter 21: Minister Plenipotentiary (part 2)
Chapter 21: Minister Plenipotentiary (part 3)
Chapter 21: Minister Plenipotentiary (part 4)
Chapter 22: Sage in France (part 1)
Chapter 22: Sage in France (part 2)
Chapter 22: Sage in France (part 3)
Chapter 23: Peacemaker (part 1)
Chapter 23: Peacemaker (part 2)
Chapter 23: Peacemaker (part 3)
Chapter 23: Peacemaker (part 4)
Chapter 23: Peacemaker (part 5)
Chapter 24: The Older the Bolder (part 1)
Chapter 24: The Older the Bolder (part 2)
Chapter 24: The Older the Bolder (part 3)
THE UNITED STATES: Chapter 25: President of Pennsylvania (part 1)
THE UNITED STATES: Chapter 25: President of Pennsylvania (part 2)
THE UNITED STAT