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Benjamin Franklin
by Walter Isaacson, Boyd Gaines, Nelson Runger
590 pages2003
Politics and governmentScientistsPrintersInventorsBiography
About This Book
During his 84-year life Benjamin Franklin was America's best scientist, inventor, publisher, business strategist, diplomat, and writer. He was also one of its most practical political thinkers. America's first great publicist, he carefully crafted his own persona, portrayed it in public and polished...
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15h 1m
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180 WPM
10h 49m
average reader
250 WPM
7h 44m
fast reader
350 WPM
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