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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... proved as helpful . Franklin was delighted by the result , three volumes called the History and Present State of Electric- ity with Original Experiments ( London , 1767 ) . Priestley carried out the original experiments of the title ...
... proved as helpful . Franklin was delighted by the result , three volumes called the History and Present State of Electric- ity with Original Experiments ( London , 1767 ) . Priestley carried out the original experiments of the title ...
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... proved more im- portant . She was in her late fifties by this time , no longer the great beauty , but handsome and attractive in ways difficult to grasp two hundred years later . She fascinated Franklin . Part of the fascination arose ...
... proved more im- portant . She was in her late fifties by this time , no longer the great beauty , but handsome and attractive in ways difficult to grasp two hundred years later . She fascinated Franklin . Part of the fascination arose ...
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... proved to his friends , if any proof were needed , that he was a generous man . He gave of his purse , his mind , his affections — he gave of himself . The reasons young and old were attracted to Franklin varied in the course of his ...
... proved to his friends , if any proof were needed , that he was a generous man . He gave of his purse , his mind , his affections — he gave of himself . The reasons young and old were attracted to Franklin varied in the course of his ...
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... prove that he was like them . To a certain extent these men were right , and Franklin invited the hostility that came his way . He could be guile- ful ; his judgment , usually firm and good , sometimes failed him . At 22 times he ...
... prove that he was like them . To a certain extent these men were right , and Franklin invited the hostility that came his way . He could be guile- ful ; his judgment , usually firm and good , sometimes failed him . At 22 times he ...
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Contenido
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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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