A fast-paced, somewhat racey look into the life, accomplishments and idiosyncrasies of Benjamin Franklin. Acclaimed biographer Paul L. Ford uses Franklin’s letters, papers and journals to step us through Franklin's many adventures, to reveal intimate details of his personal life - relations with siblings, wife, children, friends, business partners; his physique, health, illnesses, schooling, personal habits and goals; his opinions on education, philosophy, religion, friendship, industry; his library; his career as printer and publisher, writer and journalist, politician and diplomat, scientist, humorist, jack of all trades; and his relations at home and abroad with the “fairer sex“. Goes beyond the of...
Latest episodes
-
25 min
1.1 Family Relations
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
28 min
1.2 Family Relations
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
19 min
2.1 Physique, Theories and Appetites
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
24 min
2.2 Physique, Theories and Appetites
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
23 min
2.3 Physique, Theories and Appetites
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
27 min
3.1 Education
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
30 min
3.2 Education
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
20 min
4.1 Religion
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
22 min
4.2 Religion
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
21 min
4.3 Religion
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
29 min
5.1 Printer and Publisher
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
31 min
5.2 Printer and Publisher
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
25 min
6.1 Writer and Journalist
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
27 min
6.2 Writer and Journalist
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
18 min
6.3 Writer and Journalist
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
23 min
7.1 Relations With The Fair Sex
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
22 min
7.2 Relations With The Fair Sex
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
25 min
7.3 Relations With The Fair Sex
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
21 min
8.1 Jack of all Trades
More great books at LoyalBooks.com
-
16 min
8.2 Jack of all Trades
More great books at LoyalBooks.com