Not your usual founding father : selected readings from Benjamin Franklin /

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Presents a comprehensive collection of lesser-known writings of founding father Benjamin Franklin including journal entries and letters that express his personal views, habits, discoveries, and political thoughts.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Autres auteurs: Morgan, Edmund S. (Edmund Sears), 1916-2013
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, ©2006.
Sujets:
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790. > Archives.
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790 > Correspondence.
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790 > Philosophy.
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790 > Correspondance.
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790 > Pensée politique et sociale.
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790
Archives (Franklin, Benjamin)
To 1799
Statesmen > United States > Archives.
Hommes d'État > États-Unis > Archives.
HISTORY.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > American > General.
Manners and customs
Philosophy
Politics and government
Statesmen
United States > Politics and government > To 1775 > Sources.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783 > Sources.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1789 > Sources.
United States > Social life and customs > 18th century > Sources.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 1775 > Sources.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1783 > Sources.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1783-1789 > Sources.
États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes > 18e siècle > Sources.
United States
Archives
Personal correspondence
Sources
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 1. The young man and the old man
  • 2. Friendship and flirtation
  • 3. The uses of laughter
  • 4. Religion
  • 5. Sickness and health
  • 6. Wind, weather, and air
  • 7. Ships and the sea
  • 8. Electric fire
  • 9. Geology and cosmology
  • 10. The colonies and the empire
  • 11. Ethnic pride and prejudice
  • 12. Join or die
  • 13. The vision challenged
  • 14. The empire at risk
  • 15. Independence
  • 16. Poor Richard's diplomacy
  • 17. A huckstered peace
  • 18. The pretensions of wealth
  • 19. America.

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