The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 1 : Journalist, 176-173 / Volume 1 : Volume 1 :

Representing a lifetime of research by the dean of Franklin scholars, this seven-volume biography will give enthusiasts and scholars an important resource for understanding Benjamin Franklin's character and place in American history. This first volume chronicles the early years of Franklin, fro...

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Main Author: Lemay, J. A. Leo (Joseph A. Leo), 1935-2008
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006-
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790.
Imprimeurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Inventeurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Scientifiques > États-Unis > Biographies.
Hommes d'État > États-Unis > Biographies.
Statesmen.
Scientists.
Printers.
Inventors.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Printers > United States > Biography.
Inventors > United States > Biography.
Scientists > United States > Biography.
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Part I: Boston: Youth, 1706-1723; Prologue: Quandary; One: Boston; Two: Child to Adolescent; Three: Printer's Devil; Four: Massachusetts Controversies, 1716-1723; Five: Nathaniel Gardner and the Couranteers; Six: James Franklin: America's First Newspaperman; Seven: Silence Dogood in Context; Eight: ''Saucy and Provoking'': Franklin Takes Charge; Nine: Assessing Franklin as a Youth, to Age Seventeen; Part II: Adrift: Age Seventeen to Twenty-four, 1723-1730; Ten: The Runaway; Eleven: The Water American: London Escapades.
  • Twelve: At Sea, 1726Thirteen: Merchant to Master Printer, 1726-1728; Fourteen: The Junto; Fifteen: Business, 1728-1730, and ''Articles of Religion''; Sixteen: The Busy-Body; Seventeen: Paper Currency; Eighteen: Journalist; Nineteen: Assessing Franklin, Age Seventeen to Twenty-four; Appendix: New Attributions; Sources and Documentation; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; Acknowledgments.

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