H.W. Brands
Examines the life of Benjamin Franklin and his influence on both American and world history.,Lecture 1. Out of Boston: 1706-1723: birth to age 17 ,Lecture 2. Among friends: 1723-1726: age 17 to 20 ,Lecture 3. Poor Richard: 1726-1733: age 20 to 29 ,Lecture 4. The art of virtue: 1728-1737: age 22 to 31 ,Lecture 5. Practical citizenship: 1739-1747: age 33 to 41 ,Lecture 6. Stealing lightning from the heavens: 1748-1752: age 42 to 46 ,Lecture 7. Join or die: 1752-1757: age 46 to 51 ,Lecture 8. A personal Stamp Act crisis: 1757-1765: age 51 to 59 ,Lecture 9. The cockpit: 1765-1774: age 59 to 68 ,Lecture 10. The most dangerous man in America: 1774-1776: age 68 to 70 ,Lecture 11. Paris by storm: 1776-1778: age 70 to 72 ,Lecture 12. To be seventy again: 1778-1783: age 72 to 77 ,Lecture 13. Eldest statesman: 1783-1787: age 77 to 81 ,Lecture 14. In peach with them all: 1787-1790: age 81 to 84.
Biography,History
The Life And Times Of Benjamin Franklin (Modern Scholar)