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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... sometimes out of tune with himself and his world . This book seeks to see him under the pressure of enemies , sev- eral of whom were deeply interesting men — and one , John Adams , a good and , perhaps , great man . It is , in a sense ...
... sometimes out of tune with himself and his world . This book seeks to see him under the pressure of enemies , sev- eral of whom were deeply interesting men — and one , John Adams , a good and , perhaps , great man . It is , in a sense ...
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... sometimes calling on his intellectual resources , which were of a very high order , and sometimes ignoring reason and fact in favor of giving expression to a dark side of his passions when fear and anger took over . He lost his ...
... sometimes calling on his intellectual resources , which were of a very high order , and sometimes ignoring reason and fact in favor of giving expression to a dark side of his passions when fear and anger took over . He lost his ...
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... sometimes foolish and vain ; but then so at times was Franklin . My comments about two of Franklin's modern enemies in the Prologue are meant to be suggestive and to point up the ironies of perception in the eigh- teenth and twentieth ...
... sometimes foolish and vain ; but then so at times was Franklin . My comments about two of Franklin's modern enemies in the Prologue are meant to be suggestive and to point up the ironies of perception in the eigh- teenth and twentieth ...
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... Paris . And through it all , he wrote essays , doggerel , letters , reports of great interest and sometimes of distinction . A later age celebrated his achievements , admired his virtues XV Prologue: The Modern Enemies.
... Paris . And through it all , he wrote essays , doggerel , letters , reports of great interest and sometimes of distinction . A later age celebrated his achievements , admired his virtues XV Prologue: The Modern Enemies.
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... sometimes found Franklin reserved , but such reactions were not common enough to evoke frequent comment . Not that Frank- lin was a hail - fellow - well - met . He could keep himself at a dis- tance , and in fact he never showed all of ...
... sometimes found Franklin reserved , but such reactions were not common enough to evoke frequent comment . Not that Frank- lin was a hail - fellow - well - met . He could keep himself at a dis- tance , and in fact he never showed all of ...
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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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