Brands, H. W.
The first American: the life and times of Benjamin Franklin / H.W. Brands - 1st ed. - New York : Doubleday, 2000. - vi, 759 p. ; 25 cm.
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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Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790. Biography
Statesmen--United States
Printers--United States
Scientists--United States
United States--Politics and government--To 1775.
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
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The first American: the life and times of Benjamin Franklin / H.W. Brands - 1st ed. - New York : Doubleday, 2000. - vi, 759 p. ; 25 cm.
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.
76802
0385493282
00027930
Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790. Biography
Statesmen--United States
Printers--United States
Scientists--United States
United States--Politics and government--To 1775.
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
973.3092 Bra 15