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Benjamin Franklin In London

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Author : George Goodwin
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2016-01-01

Benjamin Franklin In London written by George Goodwin and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

An account of Franklin's British years.

Benjamin Franklin In London

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Author : George Goodwin
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2016-02-29

An “enthralling” chronicle of the nearly two decades the statesman, scientist, inventor, and Founding Father spent in the British imperial capital (BBC Radio 4, Book of the Week). For more than a fifth of his life, Benjamin Franklin lived in London. He dined with prime ministers, members of parliament, even kings, as well as with Britain’s most esteemed intellectuals—including David Hume, Joseph Priestley, and Erasmus Darwin—and with more notorious individuals, such as Francis Dashwood and James Boswell. Having spent eighteen formative months in England as a young man, Franklin returned in 1757 as a colonial representative during the Seven Years’ War, and left abruptly just prior to the outbreak of America’s War of Independence, barely escaping his impending arrest. In this fascinating history, George Goodwin gives a colorful account of Franklin’s British years. The author offers a rich and revealing portrait of one of the most remarkable figures in U.S. history, effectively disputing the commonly held perception of Franklin as an outsider in British politics. It is an absorbing study of an American patriot who was a fiercely loyal British citizen for most of his life—until forces he had sought and failed to control finally made him a reluctant revolutionary at the age of sixty-nine. “[An] interesting, lively account of Franklin’s British life.” —The Wall Street Journal

The Devious Dr Franklin Colonial Agent

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Author : David T. Morgan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996

The Devious Dr Franklin Colonial Agent written by David T. Morgan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

The Devious Dr. Franklin focuses on Benjamin Franklin's fifteen-and-a-half-year career as a colonial agent in London, first for Pennsylvania and then for Pennsylvania, Georgia, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. During his years in London, Franklin became a seasoned lobbyist and gained the experience that enabled him to become America's first diplomat. But as a colonial agent he revealed himself to be a devious man who kept everyone guessing as to his true intentions. All of the acclaimed doctor's character flaws were clearly exhibited by him during the years he served in London as colonial agent. This is the only part of Franklin's career that has not been the focal point of an in-depth examination by historians. In this ground-breaking study, Morgan demonstrates that Benjamin Franklin knew well the value of a good public image and that the Doctor worked diligently to create and promote a favorable image, with both his contemporaries and posterity in mind.

Benjamin Franklin Swimmer

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Author : Sarah B. Pomeroy
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2021-01-01

Benjamin Franklin Swimmer written by Sarah B. Pomeroy and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.

This book uses Benjamin Franklin’s love of swimming to examine his life, times, and strong, inventive personality through a lens that historians have previously overlooked. He interacted with family, friends, and acquaintances through swimming, which also offered him an entree into British society Primary sources for this book include Franklin’s writings, that of his contemporaries, and other artistic and archaeological sources. When Franklin’s grandson Benjamin Franklin Bache was in his care in France, he swam in the Seine. Bache’s Journal constitutes another important primary source for this book. Franklin’s advice about water safety and his conviction that everyone should learn to swim because it promotes health, hygiene, and safety is still relevant. Illus.

Benjamin Franklin

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Author : Edmund Sears Morgan
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2003-01-01

Benjamin Franklin written by Edmund Sears Morgan and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Draws on Franklin's extensive writings to provide a portrait of the statesman, inventor, and Founding Father.

Young Benjamin Franklin

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Author : Nick Bunker
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2018-09-18

Young Benjamin Franklin written by Nick Bunker and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

In this new account of Franklin's early life, Pulitzer finalist Nick Bunker portrays him as a complex, driven young man who elbows his way to success. From his early career as a printer and journalist to his scientific work and his role as a founder of a new republic, Benjamin Franklin has always seemed the inevitable embodiment of American ingenuity. But in his youth he had to make his way through a harsh colonial world, where he fought many battles with his rivals, but also with his wayward emotions. Taking Franklin to the age of forty-one, when he made his first electrical discoveries, Bunker goes behind the legend to reveal the sources of his passion for knowledge. Always trying to balance virtue against ambition, Franklin emerges as a brilliant but flawed human being, made from the conflicts of an age of slavery as well as reason. With archival material from both sides of the Atlantic, we see Franklin in Boston, London, and Philadelphia as he develops his formula for greatness. A tale of science, politics, war, and religion, this is also a story about Franklin's forebears: the talented family of English craftsmen who produced America's favorite genius.

The Gun The Ship And The Pen

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Author : Linda Colley
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2021-03-11

The Gun The Ship And The Pen written by Linda Colley and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-11 with History categories.

'If there were a Nobel Prize in History, Colley would be my nominee' Jill Lepore, New Yorker 'One of the most exciting historians of her generation, but also one of the most interesting writers of non-fiction around' - William Dalrymple, Guardian 'Colley takes you on intellectual journeys you wouldn't think to take on your own, and when you arrive you wonder that you never did it before' - David Aaronovitch, the Times 'A global history of remarkable depth, imagination and insight' Tony Barber, Financial Times Summer Books Starting not with the United States, but with the Corsican constitution of 1755, The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen moves through every continent, disrupting accepted narratives. Both monarchs and radicals play a role, from Catherine the Great of Russia, with her remarkable Nakaz, to Sierra Leone's James Africanus Horton, to Tunisia's Khayr-al-Din, a creator of the first modern Islamic constitution. Throughout, Colley demonstrates how constitutions evolved in tandem with warfare, and how they have functioned to advance empire as well as promote nations, and worked to exclude as well as liberate. Whether reinterpreting Japan's momentous 1889 constitution, or exploring the significance of the first constitution to enfranchise all adult women on Pitcairn Island in the Pacific in 1838, this is one of the most original global histories in decades.

The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin

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Author : Benjamin Franklin
language : en
Publisher: Xist Publishing
Release Date : 2015-03-15

The Autobiography Of Benjamin Franklin written by Benjamin Franklin and has been published by Xist Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is one of America's most famous memoirs. In this text, Ben Franklin shares his life story and details his attempts to build a life of good habits and virtues. His plan for self-improvement was one of the first "self help" books and his role as a founder of the United States is given a personal perspective. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes

The Making Of A Patriot

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Author : Sheila L. Skemp
language : en
Publisher: Critical Historical Encounters
Release Date : 2013

The Making Of A Patriot written by Sheila L. Skemp and has been published by Critical Historical Encounters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

In The Making of a Patriot, renowned Franklin historian Sheila Skemp presents a insightful, lively narrative that goes beyond the traditional Franklin biography--and behind the common myths--to demonstrate how Franklin's ultimate decision to support the colonists was by no means a foregone conclusion.

The First Scientific American

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Author : Joyce Chaplin
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2007-08-02

The First Scientific American written by Joyce Chaplin and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-02 with History categories.

Famous, fascinating Benjamin Franklin -- he would be neither without his accomplishments in science. Joyce Chaplin's authoritative biography considers all of Franklin's work in the sciences, showing how, during the rise and fall of the first British empire, science became central to public culture and therefore to Franklin's success. Having demonstrated in his earliest experiments and observations that he could master nature, Franklin showed the world that he was uniquely suited to solve problems in every realm. In the famous adage, Franklin "snatched lightning from the sky and the scepter from the tyrants" -- in that order. The famous kite and other experiments with electricity were only part of Franklin's accomplishments. He charted the Gulf Stream, made important observations on meteorology, and used the burgeoning science of "political arithmetic" to make unprecedented statements about America's power. Even as he stepped onto the world stage as an illustrious statesman and diplomat in the years leading up to the American Revolution, his fascination with nature was unrelenting. Franklin was the first American whose "genius" for science qualified him as a genius in political affairs. It is only through understanding Franklin's full engagement with the sciences that we can understand this great Founding Father and the world he shaped.

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