The first American:
by Brands, H. W.
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : Doubleday, (New York :) Physical details: vi, 759 p. ; 25 cm. ISBN:0385493282.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 973.3082 Spi The spirit of 'seventy six volume 2 | 973.3092 Ben Benjamin Franklin | 973.3092 Bow The most dangerous man in America; | 973.3092 Bra The first American: | 973.3092 Cla Benjamin Franklin: a biography | 973.3092 Fra Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin | 973.3092 Fra Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: |
Includes bibliographical references and index
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.
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. A complete biography of the statesman and scientist, Benjamin Franklin.
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