by Walter Isaacson
read by Boyd Gaines
Carver County Library, audioCDs 7 hours
genre: biography
This was interesting, but made me want to read another point of view. The author clearly has a huge amount of admiration for Franklin and pointed out repeatedly that he had a positive opinion of & relationships with, women, and that he was NOT a womanizer. Methinks he doth protest too much . . .
In any case, whether I would have liked old Ben or not, it's clear that he was an extraordinary person who impacted our country a great deal. His diplomacy in dealing with France and Britain were especially crucial. The author's stress on Franklin's religion of tolerance got a bit old, but it was an interesting and informative portrayal. I ought to read the autobiography of this influential man.
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