The first American: (Record no. 32290)
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
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| LC control number | 00027930 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0385493282 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 973.3092 Bra |
| Item number | 15 |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number | 973.3092 Bra |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Brands, H. W. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The first American: |
| Remainder of title | the life and times of Benjamin Franklin / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | H.W. Brands |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Doubleday, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2000. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | vi, 759 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Prologue: January 29, 1774 -- Boston beginnings: 1706-23 -- Friends and other strangers: 1723-24 -- London once: 1724-26 -- An imprint of his own: 1726-30 -- Poor Richard: 1730-35 -- Citizen: 1735-40 -- Arc of empire: 1741-48 -- Electricity and fame: 1748-51 -- A taste of politics: 1751-54 -- Join or die: 1754-55 -- The people's colonel: 1755-57 -- A larger stage: 1757-58 -- Imperialist: 1759-60 -- Briton: 1760-62 -- Rising in the west: 1762-64 -- Stamps and statesmanship: 1764-66 -- Duties and pleasures: 1766-67 -- Reason and riot: 1768-69 -- The rift widens: 1770-71 -- To kick a little: 1772-73 -- The cockpit: 1774-75 -- Rebel: 1775-76 -- Salvation in Paris: 1776-78 -- Bonhomme Richard: 1778-79 -- Minister plenipotentiary: 1779-81 -- Blessed work: 1781-82 -- Savant: 1783-85 -- Home: 1785-86 -- Sunrise at dusk: 1786-87 -- To sleep: 1787-90 -- Epilogue: April 17, 1990. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | A groundbreaking scientist, leading businessman, philosopher, bestselling author, inventor, diplomat, politician, and wit, Benjamin Franklin was perhaps the most beloved and celebrated American of his age, or indeed of any age. Franklin was gifted with a restless curiosity, and his scientific experiments with electric currents and the weather made him the leading pioneer in the new field of electricity on both sides of the Atlantic; among his many inventions were the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, and the armonica, a musical instrument that became the rage of Europe. |
| Expansion of summary note | A complete biography of the statesman and scientist, Benjamin Franklin. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Information code or alphabet | 76802 |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Franklin, Benjamin |
| Dates associated with a name | 1706-1790. |
| Title of a work | Biography |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Statesmen |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Printers |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Scientists |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision | To 1775. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision | 1775-1783. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | 900 - 999 |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Public note |
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| Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | 19.22 | 5 | 973.3092 Bra | 76802 | 2010-07-24 | 2010-07-02 | In Memory of : Richard Wiseman |