January 13, 2009The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson shows how the most fascinating of America’s founders helped define our national character.In a sweeping narrative [...]
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January 11, 2009The Long Hot Summer and the More Perfect Union In his book about the framers of the Constitution, Mr. Stewart has done a nimble job of retelling a familiar story. Source: www.nytimes.com
Benjamin Franklin Books Benjamin Franklin, who [...]
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January 8, 2009The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: with Related Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture) “The first book to belong permanently to literature. It created a man.” — From the Introduction Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, [...]
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January 6, 2009Cast-Iron Builder, Iron-Clad Renown The building at 63 Nassau Street is one of the few surviving architectural works of the cast-iron pioneer James Bogardus, a building designated a Landmark last year. Source: www.nytimes.com
Nonfiction Chronicle New books by [...]
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January 3, 2009Cast-Iron Builder, Iron-Clad Renown The building at 63 Nassau Street is one of the few surviving architectural works of the cast-iron pioneer James Bogardus, a building designated a Landmark last year. Source: www.nytimes.com
The Long Hot Summer and the More Perfect Union [...]
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January 1, 2009Knowing a Man (Ben Franklin), but Not Melons Benjamin Franklin is celebrated for being both a pragmatist and visionary in two new shows in Philadelphia and Washington. Source: www.nytimes.com
Benjamin Franklin’s the Art of Virtue: His Formula for Successful Living [...]
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December 26, 2008Religious Intent A Christian America? A secular America? Steven Waldman argues the founders had in mind something else entirely. Source: www.nytimes.com
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life A mention of flatulence might conjure images of bratty high school boys or [...]
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December 24, 2008Of Cannon Fire and Daylight Saving Time Conserving energy has always been the object of daylight saving time, but a recent study indicates that it may increase residential electricity demand. Source: www.nytimes.com
American Footprints in the Old Country [...]
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December 21, 2008Nonfiction Chronicle New books by Philip Dray, Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels, John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger, Brian Murphy and Jesse Helms. Source: www.nytimes.com
Time Out of Mind The misguided notion that time is money actually costs [...]
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December 19, 2008Benjamin Franklin’s the Art of Virtue: His Formula for Successful Living
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