Benjamin Franklin: The Original American (Unabridged) [Portable Professor]

As the individual perhaps most widely respected by the generation that founded the United States, Benjamin Franklin can fairly be described as the "Founding Godfather" of America. A gifted writer, businessman, diplomat, political mover, scientist, and inventor (not to mention a famous wit and incorrigible womanizer), Franklin towers among historical figures, but his warm humanism and intelligence cast his amazing life into undeniably human relief. In this outstanding series of lectures, award-winning author H.W. Brands explores the impact of the life and remarkable achievements of this American original.