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Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution /
The inventor, the ladies' man, the affable diplomat, and the purveyor of pithy homespun wisdom: we all know the charming, resourceful Benjamin Franklin. What is less appreciated is the importance of Franklin's part in the American Revolution: except for Washington he was its most irreplace...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lincoln, Neb. :
University of Nebraska Press,
©2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The inventor, the ladies' man, the affable diplomat, and the purveyor of pithy homespun wisdom: we all know the charming, resourceful Benjamin Franklin. What is less appreciated is the importance of Franklin's part in the American Revolution: except for Washington he was its most irreplaceable leader. Although aged and in ill health, Franklin served the cause with unsurpassed zeal and dedication. Jonathan R. Dull, whose decades of work on The Papers of Benjamin Franklin have given him rare insight into his subject, explains Franklin's role in the Revolution, what prepared him for that role, an. |
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| Notas: | "A Bison original."--Page 4 of cover |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 171 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-162) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780803234154 0803234155 1283050951 9781283050951 9786613050953 6613050954 0803269528 9780803269521 |