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Ben Franklin S War
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Author : Stephen Eaton Hume
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-12-28
Ben Franklin S War written by Stephen Eaton Hume and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-28 with categories.
A motley crew of orphans is flung into adventure when they hide Ben Franklin from the British during the War of Independence.
Ben Franklin S War
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Author : Stephen Eaton Hume
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback
Release Date : 2002-12-01
Ben Franklin S War written by Stephen Eaton Hume and has been published by Turtleback this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12-01 with categories.
A motley crew of orphans hides inventor Ben Franklin from the British Redcoats during the American War of Independence. After his "wonderful airship" crashes near St. Francis of Assisi's Home for Foundlings in Quebec City, Franklin is thrown slightly off course in his plan to coax Canada into joining the Americans in their fight against England's rule. Fourteen-year-old Michael Flynn is deaf and was abandoned by his parents who were convinced that demons "seized his tongue and prevented him from speaking." He leads his best friends, White Rat and Briony, through the dangerous spy portals of underground Montreal carrying secret messages to ensure Franklin eludes the gallows. When Michael's sign language inspires the great scientist to create a top-secret spy code, Michael and his friends are flung headlong into an adventure they'll never forget.
Franklin And The War Of American Independence
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Author : Audrey Cammiade
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-12-06
Franklin And The War Of American Independence written by Audrey Cammiade and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-06 with History categories.
Originally published in 1967 this book tells the full story of the breach between the United States and Great Britain and the pivotal role played by Benjamin Franklin in both the declaration of independence and the American Treaty. Accessibly written, and richly illustrated with half-tones and maps, this is an introductory text which will be of use to both A Level students and as an introductory text for under-graduates.
The Loyal Son
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Author : Daniel Mark Epstein
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2017-05-30
The Loyal Son written by Daniel Mark Epstein and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The dramatic story of a founding father, his illegitimate son, and the tragedy of their conflict during the American Revolution—from the acclaimed author of The Lincolns. Ben Franklin is the most lovable of America’s founding fathers. His wit, his charm, his inventiveness—even his grandfatherly appearance—are legendary. But this image obscures the scandals that dogged him throughout his life. In The Loyal Son, award-winning historian Daniel Mark Epstein throws the spotlight on one of the more enigmatic aspects of Franklin’s biography: his complex and confounding relationship with his illegitimate son William. When he was twenty-four, Franklin fathered a child with a woman who was not his wife. He adopted the boy, raised him, and educated him to be his aide. Ben and William became inseparable. After the famous kite-in-a-thunderstorm experiment, it was William who proved that the electrical charge in a lightning bolt travels from the ground up, not from the clouds down. On a diplomatic mission to London, it was William who charmed London society. He was invited to walk in the procession of the coronation of George III; Ben was not. The outbreak of the American Revolution caused a devastating split between father and son. By then, William was royal governor of New Jersey, while Ben was one of the foremost champions of American independence. In 1776, the Continental Congress imprisoned William for treason. George Washington made efforts to win William’s release, while his father, to the world’s astonishment, appeared to have abandoned him to his fate. A fresh take on the combustible politics of the age of independence, The Loyal Son is a gripping account of how the agony of the American Revolution devastated one of America’s most distinguished families. Like Nathaniel Philbrick and David McCullough, Epstein is a storyteller first and foremost, a historian who weaves together fascinating incidents discovered in long-neglected documents to draw us into the private world of the men and women who made America. “The history of loyalist William Franklin and his famous father has been told before but not as fully or as well as it is by Daniel Mark Epstein in The Loyal Son. Mr. Epstein, a biographer and poet, has done a lot of fresh research and invests his narrative with literary grace and judicious sympathy for both father and son.”—The Wall Street Journal
The Life Of Benjamin Franklin
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Author : Leonard Woods
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-01-14
The Life Of Benjamin Franklin written by Leonard Woods and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Excerpt from The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Including a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the War of Independence, and of the Various Negociations at Paris for Peace; With the History of His Political and Other Writings Dr Franklin also found that he was himself the youngest son of the youngest son for five succeeding generations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
A Little Revenge
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Author : Willard Sterne Randall
language : en
Publisher: Quill
Release Date : 1991
A Little Revenge written by Willard Sterne Randall and has been published by Quill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Few know that Benjamin Franklin had a bastard son named William, a brilliant young man who first served Benjamin as military adviser, legal counsel, and pamphleteer, eventually rising to Royal Governor of New Jersey, only to became his father's implacable enemy.
The Life Of Benjamin Franklin
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Author : Leonard Woods
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2016-05-20
The Life Of Benjamin Franklin written by Leonard Woods and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-20 with categories.
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Benjamin Franklin And The American Revolution
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Author : Jonathan R. Dull
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2010-12-01
Benjamin Franklin And The American Revolution written by Jonathan R. Dull and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The inventor, the ladies' man, the affable diplomat, and the purveyor of pithy homespun wisdom: we all know the charming, resourceful Benjamin Franklin. What is less appreciated is the importance of Franklin's part in the American Revolution: except for Washington he was its most irreplaceable leader. Although aged and in ill health, Franklin served the cause with unsurpassed zeal and dedication. Jonathan R. Dull, whose decades of work on The Papers of Benjamin Franklin have given him rare insight into his subject, explains Franklin's role in the Revolution, what prepared him for that role, an.
Somersett Or Why And How Benjamin Franklin Orchestrated The American Revolution
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Author : Phillip Goodrich
language : en
Publisher: Phillip Goodrich
Release Date : 2020-06-24
Somersett Or Why And How Benjamin Franklin Orchestrated The American Revolution written by Phillip Goodrich and has been published by Phillip Goodrich this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-24 with History categories.
Everyone knows about the Revolutionary War, but few know the true story of Benjamin Franklin's secret plan to turn the northern and southern colonies against their oppressors, and how the freeing of one slave, Somersett, was the catalyst for the colonies to come together against the crown.In 1757, Benjamin Franklin cared most about the security and prosperity of his beloved adopted home of Philadelphia. Threatened by the French during King George's War and with little help from the proprietor of Pennsylvania, the Penn family, Franklin sought assistance in London to force Thomas Penn's hand. However, at every turn he found no encouragement, leading Franklin to develop a secret plan to free Pennsylvania and ultimately all thirteen colonies.Launching this secret plan required politically motivating all the colonies, each with vastly different individual interests. Ultimately, it was two very different historical events that provided the motivation and the eventual success of Franklin's plan.Meticulously detailed and with supporting notes, Somersett tells the real story behind the origins of the Revolutionary War and explains how several well-known but random events during the war culminated in the creation of the United States of America.
Benjamin Franklin And The Ends Of Empire
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Author : Carla J. Mulford
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2015-06-01
Benjamin Franklin And The Ends Of Empire written by Carla J. Mulford and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-01 with History categories.
Drawing from Benjamin Franklin's published and unpublished papers, including letters, notes, and marginalia, Benjamin Franklin and the Ends of Empire examines how the early modern liberalism of Franklin's youthful intellectual life helped foster his vision of independence from Britain that became his hallmark achievement. In the early chapters, Carla Mulford explores the impact of Franklin's family history - especially their difficult times during the English Civil War - on Franklin's intellectual life and his personal and political goals. The book's middle chapters show how Franklin's fascination with British imperial strategy grew from his own analyses of the financial, environmental, and commercial potential of North America. Franklin's involvement in Pennsylvania's politics led him to devise strategies for monetary stability, intercolonial trade, Indian affairs, and imperial defense that would have assisted the British Empire in its effort to take over the world. When Franklin realized that the goals of British ministers were to subordinate colonists in a system that assisted the lives of Britons in England but undermined the wellbeing of North Americans, he began to criticize the goals of British imperialism. Mulford argues that Franklin's turn away from the British Empire began in the 1750s - not the 1770s, as most historians have suggested - and occurred as a result of Franklin's perceptive analyses of what the British Empire was doing not just in the American colonies but in Ireland and India. In the last chapters, Mulford reveals how Franklin ultimately grew restive, formed alliances with French intellectuals and the court of France, and condemned the actions of the British Empire and imperial politicians. As a whole, Mulford's book provides a fresh reading of a much-admired founding father, suggesting how Franklin's conception of the freedoms espoused in England's ages old Magna Carta could be realized in the political life of the new American nation.