General Description (from Amazon.com)
Franklin’s writings span a long and distinguished career of literary, scientific, and political inquiry–the work of a man whose life lasted for nearly all of the 18th century, and whose achievements ranged from inventing the lightning rod to publishing Poor Richard’s Almanac to signing the Declaration of Independence. In his own lifetime, Franklin knew prominence not only in America but also in Britain and France. Here was a cosmopolitan statesman, public servant, inventor, and editor with a distinctly Yankee sensibility; here was a moral philosopher who divided his faith between the natural sciences and the American experiment.
Why the President Should Read This Book
Although brief and incomplete, Franklin’s autobiography is not only entertaining, but a critically important view into the mind of one of the principle Founders of the country. Reading it helps one understand better the mindset of those who wrote the Declaration of Independence and Constitution.