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The princess & the patriot : Ekaterina Dashkova, Benjamin Franklin, and the Age of Enlightenment / Sue Ann Prince, editor.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Room UPA/Ph DK 169 .D3 P75 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Transactions of the American Philosophical Society ; v. 96, pt. 1.
- Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge ; v. 96, pt. 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dashkova, E. R. (Ekaterina Romanovna), kni︠a︡gini︠a︡, 1743-1810--Exhibitions.
- Dashkova, E. R.
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790--Exhibitions.
- Franklin, Benjamin.
- American Philosophical Society--Biography--Exhibitions.
- American Philosophical Society.
- Princesses--Russia--Biography--Exhibitions.
- Princesses.
- Intellectuals--Russia--Biography--Exhibitions.
- Intellectuals.
- Russia--Court and courtiers--Biography--Exhibitions.
- Russia.
- Enlightenment--Russia--Exhibitions.
- Enlightenment.
- Enlightenment--United States--Exhibitions.
- Dashkova, E. R. (Ekaterina Romanovna), kni͡agini͡a, 1743-1810.
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Courts and courtiers.
- United States.
- Dashkova, E. R. (Ekaterina Romanovna), kni︠a︡gini︠a︡, 1743-1810.
- Genre:
- Biography.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 129 pages ; 26 cm.
- Other Title:
- Princess and the patriot
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : American Philosophical Society, 2006.
- Contents:
- Arduous and delicate task : Princess Dashkova, the Academy of Sciences, and the taming of natural philosophy / Michael D. Gordin
- Liberty postponed : Princess Dashkova and the defence of serfdom / Michelle Lamarche Marrese
- Virtue must advertise : self-presentation in Princess Dashkova's Memoirs / Marcus C. Levitt
- A man made to measure : Benjamin Franklin, American philosophe / Karen Duval
- Books make the woman : Princess Dashkova's Moscow library / Alexander Woronzoff-Dashkoff
- A tumultuous life : Princess Dashkova and her relationships with others / Svetlana Romanovna Dolgova
- "A red hot English woman" : Princess Dashkova's love affair with Britain / Anthony Cross
- Portraits of Princess Dashkova / Elena Igorevna Stolbova.
- Notes:
- Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Museum of the American Philosophical Society in celebration of the 300th anniversary of the birth of its founder, Benjamin Franklin, held February-December, 2006.
- "Selected Dashkova bibliography": pages 121-124.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- HSP credit line -- lent two graphics for ASP's exhibition: Old London Coffeehouse by William Breton (B6 862 6756 #34) and An East Prospect of the City of Philadelphia by George Heap, plates 1-4 (Bc 864 44342).
- ISBN:
- 9780871699619
- 0871699613
- OCLC:
- 62341630
- Publisher Number:
- 9780871699619
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