Benjamin Franklin : an American life
Rescuing Franklin from the cliché of the genial codger, the bestselling author of KISSINGER celebrates the most advanced and earthy of the founding fathers in a riveting biography that brings Benjamin Franklin to life.
Biographies
590 s., [16] plates -s. : illustrations (vissa i färg) ; 24 cm
9780684807614, 0684807610
186674805
ContentsChapter OneBenjamin Franklin and the Invention of AmericaChapter TwoPilgrim's Progress: Boston, 1706-1723Chapter ThreeJourneyman: Philadelphia and London, 1723-1726Chapter FourPrinter: Philadelphia, 1726-1732Chapter FivePublic Citizen: Philadelphia, 1731-1748Chapter SixScientist and Inventor: Philadelphia, 1744-1751Chapter SevenPolitician: Philadelphia, 1749-1756Chapter EightTroubled Waters: London, 1757-1762Chapter NineHome Leave: Philadelphia, 1763-1764Chapter TenAgent Provocateur: London, 1765-1770Chapter ElevenRebel: London, 1771-1775Chapter TwelveIndependence: Philadelphia, 1775-1776Chapter ThirteenCourtier: Paris, 1776-1778Chapter FourteenBon Vivant: Paris, 1778-1785Chapter FifteenPeacemaker: Paris, 1778-1785Chapter SixteenSage: Philadelphia, 1785-1790Chapter SeventeenEpilogueChapter EighteenConclusionsCast of CharactersChronologyCurrency ConversionsAcknowledgmentsSources and AbbreviationsNotesIndex