CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
Benjamin Franklin and the Invention of America
CHAPTER TWO
Pilgrim's Progress: Boston, 1706-1723
CHAPTER THREE
Journeyman: Philadelphia and London, 1723-1726
CHAPTER FOUR
Printer: Philadelphia, 1726-1732
CHAPTER FIVE
Public Citizen: Philadelphia, 1731-1748
CHAPTER SIX
Scientist and Inventor: Philadelphia, 1744-1751
CHAPTER SEVEN
Politician: Philadelphia, 1749-1756
CHAPTER EIGHT
Troubled Waters: London, 1757-1762
CHAPTER NINE
Home Leave: Philadelphia, 1763-1764
CHAPTER TEN
Agent Provocateur: London, 1765-1770
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Rebel: London, 1771-1775
CHAPTER TWELVE
Independence: Philadelphia, 1775-1776
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Courtier: Paris, 1776-1778
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Bon Vivant: Paris, 1778-1785
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Peacemaker: Paris, 1778-1785
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Sage: Philadelphia, 1785-1790
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Epilogue
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Conclusions
Cast of Characters
Chronology
Currency Conversions
Acknowledgments
Sources and Abbreviations
Notes
Index
