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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Author: Isaacson, Walter
Genre: History
Rating: Excellent
Last Read: January, 2004

Review:A very entertaining and enlightening book about the life of Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was quite a character - a successful entreprenuer, a world-class inventor, an astute politician and diplomat and one of the most accessible of America's founders. I am thoroughly enjoying this book.

The Birth of the Republic
Author: Morgan, Edmund S.
Genre: History
Rating: Good
Last Read: January, 2004

Review:A brief history spanning from 1763-1789. This book was my reintroduction to the founding years of the United States. A quick read, very educational. Includes the Declaration of Independence, Articles of the Confederation and the U.S. Constitution.