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The first American : the life and times of Benjamin Franklin / H.W. Brands.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brands, H. W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Franklin, Benjamin.
- Statesmen--United States--Biography.
- Statesmen.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--To 1775.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
- Printers--United States--Biography.
- Printers.
- Scientists--United States--Biography.
- Scientists.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 759 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Doubleday, 2000.
- Summary:
- This first major biography of Benjamin Franklin in more than 60 years presents previously unpublished letters to and by the brilliant scientist, businessman, diplomat, philosopher, and writer. As "The First American" makes clear, Franklin was, in every respect, America's first Renaissance man.
- Contents:
- Prologue: January 29, 1774 1
- 1. Boston Beginnings: 1706-23 9
- 2. Friends and Other Strangers: 1723-24 35
- 3. London Once: 1724-26 60
- 4. An Imprint of His Own: 1726-30 82
- 5. Poor Richard: 1730-35 106
- 6. Citizen: 1735-40 132
- 7. Arc of Empire: 1741-48 157
- 8. Electricity and Fame: 1748-51 187
- 9. A Taste of Politics: 1751-54 207
- 10. Join or Die: 1754-55 228
- 11. The People's Colonel: 1755-57 252
- 12. A Larger Stage: 1757-58 272
- 13. Imperialist: 1759-60 290
- 14. Briton: 1760-62 308
- 15. Rising in the West: 1762-64 331
- 16. Stamps and Statesmanship: 1764-66 359
- 17. Duties and Pleasures: 1766-67 378
- 18. Reason and Riot: 1768-69 398
- 19. The Rift Widens: 1770-71 422
- 20. To Kick a Little: 1772-73 444
- 21. The Cockpit: 1774-75 464
- 22. Rebel: 1775-76 491
- 23. Salvation in Paris: 1776-78 520
- 24. Bonhomme Richard: 1778-79 545
- 25. Minister Plenipotentiary: 1779-81 571
- 26. Blessed Work: 1781-82 597
- 27. Savant: 1783-85 621
- 28. Home: 1785-86 643
- 29. Sunrise at Dusk: 1786-87 666
- 30. To Sleep: 1787-90 692
- Epilogue: April 17, 1990 712.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [717]-742) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0385493282
- OCLC:
- 43641240
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