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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... perhaps , great man . It is , in a sense , also about the force of the passions in history , including love and friendship , but mostly hatred , anger , scorn , the feelings enemies have for one an- other . It looks at a man , Benjamin ...
... perhaps , great man . It is , in a sense , also about the force of the passions in history , including love and friendship , but mostly hatred , anger , scorn , the feelings enemies have for one an- other . It looks at a man , Benjamin ...
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... perhaps received too much com- mendation . This age in particular seems put off by all that has come to him by way of praise . For Franklin's virtues are those not prized in our time , a period of slack , an age that has made leisure an ...
... perhaps received too much com- mendation . This age in particular seems put off by all that has come to him by way of praise . For Franklin's virtues are those not prized in our time , a period of slack , an age that has made leisure an ...
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... perhaps enmities where you may have occasion for friendship . " He had " caught it by reading my father's books of dispute on religion . Persons of good sense , I have since observed , seldom fall into it , except lawyers , university ...
... perhaps enmities where you may have occasion for friendship . " He had " caught it by reading my father's books of dispute on religion . Persons of good sense , I have since observed , seldom fall into it , except lawyers , university ...
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... Perhaps most of their meetings were at supper time or at gatherings of the Royal Society . A glimpse of Franklin's correspondence might lead one to con- clude that he knew everyone in London and was friends with ev- eryone worth knowing ...
... Perhaps most of their meetings were at supper time or at gatherings of the Royal Society . A glimpse of Franklin's correspondence might lead one to con- clude that he knew everyone in London and was friends with ev- eryone worth knowing ...
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... perhaps she should marry a young man and make him into someone she really wanted . Kitty , who was eleven years of age , replied that she did not want to follow this course and would marry an old general so that she could become a young ...
... perhaps she should marry a young man and make him into someone she really wanted . Kitty , who was eleven years of age , replied that she did not want to follow this course and would marry an old general so that she could become a young ...
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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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