Benjamin Franklin<br>By<br>Walter Isaacson
A book review by Bruce McKinney
Benjamin Franklin hangs on around the edges of the first tier of important American personages. He’s not quite with Washington and Jefferson but he’s also clearly ahead of both the Adams, the various generals of the Revolution, other signers of the Declaration of Independence and other framers of the constitution. He’s very significant but not to be compared with Lincoln. It remains to be seen how he ultimately stands up against the Roosevelts of the 20th century. This is in absolutely no way intended to denigrate the man. In many respects he was the...