8.05.2005
A Great Improvisation
by Stacy Schiff, 412 pgs, hardcover
Amazon site
Overall Grade: A-
This is a very good biographical look at Ben Franklin during the later part of his life when he was involved in convincing the French government to support the colonies during the Revolutionary War. You get a very good look at the people involved in this delicate interplay. And you get a keen new perspective on stupid, pig-headed Americans (especially who can't speak French) and the wily, double-dealing British and French diplomats and politicians in Paris at that time. Guaranteed to teach you more about the French connection to the Revolutionary War, and to keep you entertained with deft prose while you're at it.
Amazon site
Overall Grade: A-
This is a very good biographical look at Ben Franklin during the later part of his life when he was involved in convincing the French government to support the colonies during the Revolutionary War. You get a very good look at the people involved in this delicate interplay. And you get a keen new perspective on stupid, pig-headed Americans (especially who can't speak French) and the wily, double-dealing British and French diplomats and politicians in Paris at that time. Guaranteed to teach you more about the French connection to the Revolutionary War, and to keep you entertained with deft prose while you're at it.
Labels: genre: historical, genre: non-fiction, media: book
