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Benjamin Franklin in London, the British life of America's founding father, George Goodwin

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Benjamin Franklin in London, the British life of America's founding father, George Goodwin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-297) and index

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individual biography

Illustrations

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Benjamin Franklin in London

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

923796129

Responsibility statement

George Goodwin

Sub title

the British life of America's founding father

Summary

Goodwin gives a colorful account of Franklin's British years. Few people realize that Franklin lived more than one-fifth of his life in London, first as a young man and then as a colonial representative during the Seven Years' War. The result is an enthralling study of an American patriot who was a fiercely loyal British citizen for most of his life-- until he became a reluctant revolutionary at the age of sixty-nine

Table Of Contents

1706-1724 : life before London -- 1724-1726 : a young man in London -- 1726-c.1748 : foundations -- c.1748-1757 : Conductor -- 1757 : return to London -- 1757-1758 : a London life -- 1758 onwards : Benjamin Franklin's British family -- 1758-1762 : moves and countermoves -- 1762-1764 : intermission -- 1764-1766 : the stamp act -- 1766-1770 : pivotal years -- Home comforts and discomforts -- 1770-c.1771 : seeking balance -- 1771-1772 : movements -- 1772-1774 : drawn to the cockpit -- 1774-1775 : the last year in London -- Aftermath: 'a little revenge'

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