Stealing God's Thunder
Author:
Philip Dray
Narrator:
David Chandler
Award-winning author Philip Dray delves into the lesser-known side of an American icon in Stealing God’s Thunder. Benjamin Franklin, more often viewed as a statesman and founding father than as a man of science, challenged religion, science, and reason with his inventions. But in a time when everything was blamed on sin, it was the lightning rod— Franklin’s attempt to control the heavens—that caused the greatest controversy.
Product Details ⌃
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ISBN:
9781440766480
SKU#:
62075
Publisher:
Recorded Books
Genre:
History
Duration:
9:29:31
Release Date:
Oct. 1, 2009
Language:
English
