 | The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 3: Soldier, Scientist, and Politician, 1748-1757 Subjects: Franklin Benjamin 1706–1790; Statesmen -- United States -- Biography; Scientists -- United States -- Biography; Inventors -- United States -- Biography; Printers -- United States -- Biography; Volume 3 of the acclaimed biography narrates Franklin's growth from printer to public-spirited politician, soldier, and patriot. J. A. Leo Lemay (1935-2006) was H. F. du Pont Winterthur Professor of English at the University of Delaware. He wrote extensively on early American literature and is the author of the bestselling volumes 1 and 2 of The Life of Benjamin Franklin, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. |
