The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin -- H.W. Brands

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/269669 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin Author: H.W. Brands Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 36 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 28, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Historian H.W. Brands' acclaimed, comprehensive biography of Ben Franklin--the first in over 60 years--made the New York Times best-seller list, was a main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club, and earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination. The New Yorker hails, 'Like its subject, this biography is both solid and enchanting.' Many consider Franklin the most fascinating American man who ever lived. A scientist, businessman, diplomat, author, inventor, philosopher and politician, he is America's original Renaissance man. His remarkable and varied accomplishments include the discovery of electricity and the modernization of the postal system. Brilliant and bawdy, a master statesman and a cultural icon, Franklin was so important and popular in his day that, according to the author, '... only Washington mattered as much.' Drawing from a wealth of sources, including previously unpublished letters to and from Franklin, Brands creates an unforgettable tribute to a man for the ages. Nelson Runger's narration highlights the incredible events and fascinating personality traits that made Franklin a legend.