Benjamin Franklin and His EnemiesUniversity of California Press, 2023 M11 15 - 274 páginas 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. |
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... began it while I was director of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery and finished it as a member of the faculty of the University of California , Berke- ley . Both institutions support scholarship in a variety of ways . I ...
... began it while I was director of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery and finished it as a member of the faculty of the University of California , Berke- ley . Both institutions support scholarship in a variety of ways . I ...
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... began in artfulness led him to what he really was.3 Among other things he was a good friend to all sorts , ranks , and ages of people . He made friends all his life and with rare excep- tions kept them . When he was young , they tended ...
... began in artfulness led him to what he really was.3 Among other things he was a good friend to all sorts , ranks , and ages of people . He made friends all his life and with rare excep- tions kept them . When he was young , they tended ...
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... began their publication in Lon- don , and Franklin's name as a scientist was made . 9 Franklin's friendship with William Strahan , a Scottish - born printer in London , may have been even closer . The two men took to one another as soon ...
... began their publication in Lon- don , and Franklin's name as a scientist was made . 9 Franklin's friendship with William Strahan , a Scottish - born printer in London , may have been even closer . The two men took to one another as soon ...
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... began when Franklin , Canton , and Richard Price gave him encouragement . Franklin did more by providing Priestley with books and sugges- tions , and Canton proved as helpful . Franklin was delighted by the result , three volumes called ...
... began when Franklin , Canton , and Richard Price gave him encouragement . Franklin did more by providing Priestley with books and sugges- tions , and Canton proved as helpful . Franklin was delighted by the result , three volumes called ...
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... began as flirtations , but something more than sexual tension soon appeared . Franklin's deep attachment to his neighbor Madame Brillon illustrates the major points of this pattern . Louis- Guillaume de Veillard , who lived near Madame ...
... began as flirtations , but something more than sexual tension soon appeared . Franklin's deep attachment to his neighbor Madame Brillon illustrates the major points of this pattern . Louis- Guillaume de Veillard , who lived near Madame ...
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The Irrational Mr Franklin | 55 |
The Triumph of the Enemies | 77 |
An Old Friend Becomes an Enemy | 115 |
Wedderburnes in France Arthur Lee and Ralph Izard | 139 |
John Adams | 171 |
No Love for Franklins Enemies | 203 |
Abbreviations and Short Titles | 215 |
Notes | 217 |
Index | 243 |
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