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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... sent a few lines to William Smith , once Frank- lin's enemy but now his eulogist , in which he referred to Franklin " as our great and dear friend , whom time will be making greater while it is spunging us from it's records . " Time has ...
... sent a few lines to William Smith , once Frank- lin's enemy but now his eulogist , in which he referred to Franklin " as our great and dear friend , whom time will be making greater while it is spunging us from it's records . " Time has ...
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... sent plants to him ; he sent something even more interesting — descrip- tions of his electrical experiments , which Collinson read to the Royal Society . The next year he began their publication in Lon- don , and Franklin's name as a ...
... sent plants to him ; he sent something even more interesting — descrip- tions of his electrical experiments , which Collinson read to the Royal Society . The next year he began their publication in Lon- don , and Franklin's name as a ...
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... sent by Massachusetts towns to Boston , which had been closed to all commerce by one of the Coercive Acts passed by Parliament as punishment for throwing the greatest tea party of the century.18 Priestley shared Franklin's grief at the ...
... sent by Massachusetts towns to Boston , which had been closed to all commerce by one of the Coercive Acts passed by Parliament as punishment for throwing the greatest tea party of the century.18 Priestley shared Franklin's grief at the ...
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... might be prosecuted . Price attempted to help American prisoners held in England during the war , and he occasionally sent Franklin intelligence about the movements of ships . This action may The Friends of Benjamin Franklin II.
... might be prosecuted . Price attempted to help American prisoners held in England during the war , and he occasionally sent Franklin intelligence about the movements of ships . This action may The Friends of Benjamin Franklin II.
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Contenido
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22 | |
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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