Skip to content
Benjamin Franklin book cover

Benjamin Franklin

by Carl Van Doren · 1991 · 845 pages

Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger
Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Charlie Munger

About This Book

A comprehensive biography of Benjamin Franklin, winner of the 1939 Pulitzer Prize. Carl Van Doren draws on Franklin's own letters and papers to provide a detailed account of his life as a printer, scientist, and founding father of the United States.

Genres

Biography & MemoirHistorySociety & Politics

Topics

American RevolutionColonial AmericaDiplomacyEnlightenmentPolymathStatesmanship

Book Details

Published

1991

Pages

845

Language

en

ISBN

9780140152609

Awards & Recognition

Pulitzer Prize for Biography (1939)

Audiobook Available

32h 45m
Narrated by Patrick Cullen

You Might Also Like

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio

Read by Tim Ferriss, Barack Obama, Ray Dalio and 18 others

Man's Search for Meaning

Tim Ferriss
Tim Ferriss
Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger
Sam Altman
Sam Altman

Read by Tim Ferriss, Charlie Munger, Sam Altman and 14 others

1984

Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
Richard Branson
Richard Branson
Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson

Read by Steve Jobs, Richard Branson, Jordan Peterson and 10 others

Meditations

Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant
Arianna Huffington
Arianna Huffington
Tobias Lütke
Tobias Lütke

Read by Naval Ravikant, Arianna Huffington, Tobias Lütke and 7 others

Atlas Shrugged

Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs

Read by Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Steve Jobs and 6 others

The Art of War

Marc Benioff
Marc Benioff
Phil Knight
Phil Knight
Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison

Read by Marc Benioff, Phil Knight, Larry Ellison and 5 others

Ready to Read?

Get Your Copy of Benjamin Franklin

Recommended by Charlie Munger