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Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
I found it very interesting to "go behind the scene" of Ben Franklin's and family's life.
PA
5 July 2015
good book - I recommend it
Good book - I recommend it.
DG
1 July 2015
Loved the beginning when the author stressed the similarities between ...
Loved the beginning when the author stressed the similarities between Ben and Jane's interests and intellectual ability, and showed how Jane might have accomplished as much as Ben--or more--had she had the benefit of education, apprenticeship, travel as Ben did.
KI
26 June 2015
A very original viewpoint on the early days of this ...
A very original viewpoint on the early days of this country and the lives of the people.
TI
15 June 2015
Three Stars
Not what I expected..
QO
8 June 2015
Book club read, great for discussion
Loved it.
VM
31 May 2015
Jane Franklin and her life
As far as giving some history information and learning about Ben Franklin's sister and her family, this was good.
LW
3 May 2015
Too short
I paid full kindle price for this and it was only really a half a book.
AQ
26 April 2015
Interesting that the author compared the lives of Ben Franklin ...
Interesting that the author compared the lives of Ben Franklin and his sister in such an interesting way due to the times they lived in and the way women had to live their lives..
AL
23 April 2015
but there is enough to know that she was a bright self-educated woman who had extraordinary challenges in life and few of the co
This is a well written book, and I found it most interesting.
Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin Review
Customer reviews (10)
A Better View of History
I found it very interesting to "go behind the scene" of Ben Franklin's and family's life.
good book - I recommend it
Good book - I recommend it.
Loved the beginning when the author stressed the similarities between ...
Loved the beginning when the author stressed the similarities between Ben and Jane's interests and intellectual ability, and showed how Jane might have accomplished as much as Ben--or more--had she had the benefit of education, apprenticeship, travel as Ben did.
A very original viewpoint on the early days of this ...
A very original viewpoint on the early days of this country and the lives of the people.
Three Stars
Not what I expected..
Book club read, great for discussion
Loved it.
Jane Franklin and her life
As far as giving some history information and learning about Ben Franklin's sister and her family, this was good.
Too short
I paid full kindle price for this and it was only really a half a book.
Interesting that the author compared the lives of Ben Franklin ...
Interesting that the author compared the lives of Ben Franklin and his sister in such an interesting way due to the times they lived in and the way women had to live their lives..
but there is enough to know that she was a bright self-educated woman who had extraordinary challenges in life and few of the co
This is a well written book, and I found it most interesting.