Benjamin Franklin : (Record no. 38366)
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
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| LC control number | 2003050463 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0684807610 |
| 022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER | |
| International Standard Serial Number | 9780684807614 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 973.3092 Isa |
| Item number | 15 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 973.3092 Isa |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Isaacson, Walter |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Benjamin Franklin : |
| Remainder of title | an American life / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Walter Isaacson |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Simon & Schuster, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | c2003. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 590 p., [16] p. of plates : |
| Other physical details | ill. (some col.) ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Benjamin Franklin and the invention of America -- Pilgrim's progress: Boston, 1706-1723 -- Journeyman: Philadelphia and London, 1723-1726 -- Printer: Philadelphia, 1726-1732 -- Public citizen: Philadelphia, 1731-1748 -- Scientist and inventor: Philadelphia, 1744-1751 -- Politician: Philadelphia, 1749-1756 -- Troubled waters: London, 1757-1762 -- Home leave: Philadelphia, 1763-1764 -- Agent provocateur: London, 1765-1770 -- Rebel: London, 1771-1775 -- Independence: Philadelphia, 1775-1776 -- Courtier: Paris, 1776-1778 -- Bon vivant: Paris, 1778-1785 -- Peacemaker: Paris, 1778-1785 -- Sage: Philadelphia, 1785-1790 -- Epilogue -- Conclusions -- Cast of characters -- Chronology -- Currency conversions. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Benjamin Franklin, an ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather - aproned shopkeeper to dinning with king. Benjamin Franklin was, during his 84 year - life, America's best scientist, inventor, diplomat, writer, and business strategist, and he was also one of its most practical - though not most profound - political thinkers. Benjamin Franklin combined two types of lenses to create bifocals and two concepts of representation to foster the nation's federal compromise. |
| Expansion of summary note | Chronicles the founding father's life and his multiple careers as a shopkeeper, writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, business strategist, and political leader, while showing how his faith in the wisdom of the common citizen helped to forge an American national identity based on the virtues of its middle class. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Information code or alphabet | 83347 |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Franklin, Benjamin, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1706-1790 |
| Title of a work | Biography |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Statesmen |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Scientists |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Inventors |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Printers |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision | 1775-1783 |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision | 1783-1789 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | 900 - 999 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out |
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| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Book Cart | 16.32 | 1 | 973.3092 Isa | 83347 | 2017-02-18 | 2016-11-30 |