The Americanization of Benjamin FranklinPenguin, 2005 M05 31 - 320 páginas “I cannot remember ever reading a work of history and biography that is quite so fluent, so perfectly composed and balanced . . .” —The New York Sun “Exceptionally rich perspective on one of the most accomplished, complex, and unpredictable Americans of his own time or any other.” —The Washington Post Book World From the most respected chronicler of the early days of the Republic—and winner of both the Pulitzer and Bancroft prizes—comes a landmark work that rescues Benjamin Franklin from a mythology that has blinded generations of Americans to the man he really was and makes sense of aspects of his life and career that would have otherwise remained mysterious. In place of the genial polymath, self-improver, and quintessential American, Gordon S. Wood reveals a figure much more ambiguous and complex—and much more interesting. Charting the passage of Franklin’s life and reputation from relative popular indifference (his death, while the occasion for mass mourning in France, was widely ignored in America) to posthumous glory, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin sheds invaluable light on the emergence of our country’s idea of itself. |
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Gordon S. Wood. The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin " Engaging ... A skilled writer with both Pulitzer and Bancroft prizes to his credit , he possesses as profound a grasp of the early days of the Republic as anyone currently ...
Gordon S. Wood. The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin " Engaging ... A skilled writer with both Pulitzer and Bancroft prizes to his credit , he possesses as profound a grasp of the early days of the Republic as anyone currently ...
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... Benjamin Franklin " Sparkling ... compelling ... Wood's book not only makes for excellent reading , it is unquestionably a major contribution in the study both of Franklin and the American Revolution . " -Deseret News " Eminent ...
... Benjamin Franklin " Sparkling ... compelling ... Wood's book not only makes for excellent reading , it is unquestionably a major contribution in the study both of Franklin and the American Revolution . " -Deseret News " Eminent ...
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... Benjamin Franklin's birth in 2006 , this seems to be especially true of Franklin biographies . But this book is not meant to be a traditional biography of Franklin . It does not contain every event in his long life , nor does it deal ...
... Benjamin Franklin's birth in 2006 , this seems to be especially true of Franklin biographies . But this book is not meant to be a traditional biography of Franklin . It does not contain every event in his long life , nor does it deal ...
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... 2 Becoming a British Imperialist 61 CHAPTER 3 Becoming a Patriot 105 CHAPTER 4 Becoming a Diplomat 153 CHAPTER 5 Becoming an American 201 Notes 247 Index 287 ILLUSTRATIONS Franklin's birthplace on Milk Street , Boston , across.
... 2 Becoming a British Imperialist 61 CHAPTER 3 Becoming a Patriot 105 CHAPTER 4 Becoming a Diplomat 153 CHAPTER 5 Becoming an American 201 Notes 247 Index 287 ILLUSTRATIONS Franklin's birthplace on Milk Street , Boston , across.
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... more reality than any of his contempo- raries . " Although this " by no means hurt him in the popular regard , " it certainly did not help his reputation with many intellectuals . { 4 } THE AMERICANIZATION OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
... more reality than any of his contempo- raries . " Although this " by no means hurt him in the popular regard , " it certainly did not help his reputation with many intellectuals . { 4 } THE AMERICANIZATION OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
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Becoming a British Imperialist | 61 |
Becoming a Patriot | 105 |
Becoming a Diplomat | 153 |
Becoming an American | 201 |
Notes | 247 |
Index | 287 |
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