Benjamin Franklin : inventing America
Writer, inventor, diplomat, businessman, musician, scientist, humorist, and civic leader are only a few of the hats Franklin wore. Edwin S. Gaustad presents a balanced account of Franklin's life, emphasizing Franklin's character and personality and quoting extensively from Franklin's own writings
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1 online resource (143 pages) : illustrations, maps
9781423774068, 9780195157321, 142377406X, 019515732X
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""CONTENTS""; ""PROLOGUE""; ""1 THE IMPROPER BOSTONIAN""; ""Hooped Petticoats and the Folly of Fashion""; ""2 B. FRANKLIN, PRINTER""; ""Franklin in Training�for Virtue""; ""3 DOCTOR FRANKLIN""; ""Solving the Mystery of Lightning and Thunder""; ""4 PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS""; ""Can the American Colonies Possibly Unite?""; ""5 THE ROAD TO SEPARATION""; ""Franklin Tries to Sway Public Opinion in London""; ""6 WAR AND PEACE""; ""B. Franklin on J. Adams""; ""7 NEW NATION AND AGED PATRIACH""; ""Franklin Lobbies Against Slavery and the Slave Trade""; ""CHRONOLOGY""; ""FURTHER READING AND WEBSITES"" HISTORIC SITESINDEX
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