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. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1996. 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 |
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... lived a life that exemplified the virtues he advocated and then wrote his Autobiography telling about his success in practicing what he preached . Franklin did much more of course . Almost any of his major achievements would have ...
... lived a life that exemplified the virtues he advocated and then wrote his Autobiography telling about his success in practicing what he preached . Franklin did much more of course . Almost any of his major achievements would have ...
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... lived rather well ; and after all , he had retired from the printer's shop when he was only forty - two years of age . What really called into being Franklin's enemies in his own day was the danger he embodied . To his enemies he was a ...
... lived rather well ; and after all , he had retired from the printer's shop when he was only forty - two years of age . What really called into being Franklin's enemies in his own day was the danger he embodied . To his enemies he was a ...
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... lived . To most men he appeared great and mighty — and a little cold . Franklin was great , all agreed , but though he had enormous intellectual and moral power , no one thought of him as mighty , and only rarely did I CHAPTER 1: The ...
... lived . To most men he appeared great and mighty — and a little cold . Franklin was great , all agreed , but though he had enormous intellectual and moral power , no one thought of him as mighty , and only rarely did I CHAPTER 1: The ...
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... to his neighbor Madame Brillon illustrates the major points of this pattern . Louis- Guillaume de Veillard , who lived near Madame Brillon , intro- duced Franklin to her . It was an encounter that 14 The Friends of Benjamin Franklin.
... to his neighbor Madame Brillon illustrates the major points of this pattern . Louis- Guillaume de Veillard , who lived near Madame Brillon , intro- duced Franklin to her . It was an encounter that 14 The Friends of Benjamin Franklin.
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... lived in the house or enjoyed tempo- rary quarters there . The Abbe Andre Morellet , who lived in Paris , found the house in Auteuil so enticing that he often spent several days a week there . A short - term arrangement seemed to be all ...
... lived in the house or enjoyed tempo- rary quarters there . The Abbe Andre Morellet , who lived in Paris , found the house in Auteuil so enticing that he often spent several days a week there . A short - term arrangement seemed to be all ...
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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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