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In Walter Isaacson’s Benjamin Franklin, I was rewarded by an account that is thorough but not intimidating, approachable yet serious, chronological, but not boring, intimate yet dispassionate. Benjamin Franklin had range, a rare and fascinating quality I happen to tremendously admire. The man behind Poor Richard’s Almanac, the Declaration of Independence, the 1783 Paris Peace Treaty, and that masterpiece of compromises called the Constitution also helped create institutions that endure to this day, such as the Postal Service, the Fire Department, the Public Library. Isaacson sheds light on Franklin’s pragmatic approach to all questions in life, his distaste of all things dogmatic, his astounding multifaceted capabilities ranging from business to science, politics, and diplomacy. I felt compelled to read Walter’s Isaacson’s biography of Benjamin Franklin, because of vague tidbits I knew about the revered Founding Father and found appealing. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, by Walter Isaacson Book Review