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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... important part in this story , but so does the politics of a British colony , Pennsylvania , before the Revolu- tion . Revolutions and politics , primarily public events ( upheavals of masses of people , wars ) are made by organized ...
... important part in this story , but so does the politics of a British colony , Pennsylvania , before the Revolu- tion . Revolutions and politics , primarily public events ( upheavals of masses of people , wars ) are made by organized ...
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... important source for my study . I wish to acknowledge , however inadequately , its great distinction and the superb scholarship of its editors over the years : the late Leonard Labaree and William Willcox , Claude - Anne Lo- pez , and ...
... important source for my study . I wish to acknowledge , however inadequately , its great distinction and the superb scholarship of its editors over the years : the late Leonard Labaree and William Willcox , Claude - Anne Lo- pez , and ...
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... important . What is important is the expression of Lawrence's animus against both Franklin and America as enemies of Europe . Franklin , Lawrence wrote , " knew that the breaking of the old world was a long process . In the depths of ...
... important . What is important is the expression of Lawrence's animus against both Franklin and America as enemies of Europe . Franklin , Lawrence wrote , " knew that the breaking of the old world was a long process . In the depths of ...
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... important matters to talk over , matters that stimulated their minds . Although their conversations about science and politics were spirited and informative , they also simply enjoyed one another's company and the food and drink they ...
... important matters to talk over , matters that stimulated their minds . Although their conversations about science and politics were spirited and informative , they also simply enjoyed one another's company and the food and drink they ...
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... important part in making this circle work . They probably soon realized that Franklin liked them as people — and appreciated them because they were women . Franklin had close female friends all his life . Some of these friendships began ...
... important part in making this circle work . They probably soon realized that Franklin liked them as people — and appreciated them because they were women . Franklin had close female friends all his life . Some of these friendships began ...
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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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