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1) American creation: triumphs and tragedies at the founding of the republic

Author

Ellis, Joseph J

Pub. Date

2007

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Sound Disc

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From the first shots fired at Lexington to the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase, Joseph J. Ellis guides us through the decisive issues of the nation’s founding, and illuminates the emerging philosophies, shifting alliances, and personal and political foibles of our now iconic leaders–Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton, and Adams. He casts an incisive eye on the founders’...

2) Benjamin Franklin: an American life

Author

Isaacson, Walter

Pub. Date

2003

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 10.6 - AR Pts: 38

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us -- an ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings. In bestselling author Walter Isaacson's vivid and witty full-scale biography, we discover why Franklin turns to us from history's stage with eyes that twinkle from behind his new-fangled spectacles. In Benjamin Franklin, Isaacson shows how Franklin defines both his own time...