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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... wanted a barbed wire fence around everyone , and he wanted everyone to emulate the " pattern " Amer- ican , a peculiar creature recognizable in his materialism , conven- tional behavior , and complacency . The essay Lawrence wrote about ...
... wanted a barbed wire fence around everyone , and he wanted everyone to emulate the " pattern " Amer- ican , a peculiar creature recognizable in his materialism , conven- tional behavior , and complacency . The essay Lawrence wrote about ...
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... 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 widow . Fifteen years later Franklin wrote The Art of Procuring Pleasant ...
... 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 widow . Fifteen years later Franklin wrote The Art of Procuring Pleasant ...
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... wanted to marry her , but she rejected him in favor of Claude- Adrien Helvetius , a wealthy man who at thirty - six was four years older than she.33 The marriage , ended by Helvetius's death , lasted twenty years , during which time ...
... wanted to marry her , but she rejected him in favor of Claude- Adrien Helvetius , a wealthy man who at thirty - six was four years older than she.33 The marriage , ended by Helvetius's death , lasted twenty years , during which time ...
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... wanted to marry her earlier and who advised her to reject Franklin , was pleased . Franklin , who had never quite lost his head , perhaps had never come close , responded with an irony that revealed his courtship had not robbed him of ...
... wanted to marry her earlier and who advised her to reject Franklin , was pleased . Franklin , who had never quite lost his head , perhaps had never come close , responded with an irony that revealed his courtship had not robbed him of ...
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... wanted some- thing from him . His friends continued to be drawn from all ages and kinds , children as well as adults , the weak as well as the strong . The qualities of his youth may have been somewhat tempered , but his curiosity had ...
... wanted some- thing from him . His friends continued to be drawn from all ages and kinds , children as well as adults , the weak as well as the strong . The qualities of his youth may have been somewhat tempered , but his curiosity had ...
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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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