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Benjamin Franklin in London : the British life of America's founding father / George Goodwin.
LIBRA E302.6.F8 G66 2016b
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goodwin, George, 1956- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790--Friends and associates.
- Franklin, Benjamin.
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Americans--England--London--History--18th century.
- Americans.
- History.
- Friends and associates.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century.
- Great Britain.
- Politics and government.
- Statesmen--United States--Biography.
- Statesmen.
- United States.
- England--London.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 365 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2016.
- Contents:
- 1706-1724: life before London
- 1724-1726: a young man in London
- 1726-c.1748: foundations
- c.1748-1757: Conductor
- 1757: return to London
- 1758 onwards: Benjamin Franklin's British family
- 1758-1762: moves and countermoves
- 1762-1764: intermission
- 1764-1766: the Stamp Act
- 1766-1770: pivotal years
- Home comforts and discomforts
- 1770-c.1771: seeking balance
- 1771-1772: movements
- 1772-1774: drawn to the cockpit
- 1774-1775: the last year in London
- Aftermath: 'a little revenge'.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0297871536
- 9780297871538
- OCLC:
- 920850689
- Publisher Number:
- 99966537670
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