Benjamin Franklin and his enemies / Robert Middlekauff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Middlekauff, Robert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.

Franklin, Benjamin.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790--Friends and associates.

Statesmen--United States--Biography.

Statesmen.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 p.) : 12 figs.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : University of California Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this engaging study of the much-loved statesman and polymath, Robert Middlekauff uncovers a little-known aspect of Benjamin Franklin's personality--his passionate anger. He reveals a fully human Franklin who led a remarkable life but nonetheless had his share of hostile relationships--political adversaries like the Penns, John Adams, and Arthur Lee--and great disappointments--the most significant being his son, William, who sided with the British. Utilizing an abundance of archival sources, Middlekauff weaves episodes in Franklin's emotional life into key moments in colonial and Revolutionary history. The result is a highly readable narrative that illuminates how historical passions can torment even the most rational and benevolent of men. In this engaging study of the much-loved statesman and polymath, Robert Middlekauff uncovers a little-known aspect of Benjamin Franklin's personality--his passionate anger. He reveals a fully human Franklin who led a remarkable life but nonetheless had his.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Prologue: The Modern Enemies

i. The Friends of Benjamin Franklin

2. Making Enemies

3. The Irrational Mr. Franklin

4. The Triumph of the Enemies

5. An Old Friend Becomes an Enemy

6. "Wedderburnes in France": Arthur Lee and Ralph Izard

7. John Adams

Epilogue: No Love for Franklin s Enemies

Abbreviations and Short Titles

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Nov 2020)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520921030

0520921038

9780585098586

0585098581

OCLC:

1224278128