Cranston, Maurice. Jean-Jacques: The Early Life and Work of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991.
From the publisher:
“In the first volume of his trilogy, noted political philosopher Maurice Cranston draws from original manuscript sources to trace Rousseau’s life from his birth in provincial obscurity in Geneva, through his youthful wanderings, to his return to Geneva in 1754 as a celebrated writer and composer.”