Bibliograph

The first American, the life and times of Benjamin Franklin, H.W. Brands

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The first American, the life and times of Benjamin Franklin, H.W. Brands

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [717]-747) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The first American

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

49400426

Responsibility statement

H.W. Brands

Sub title

the life and times of Benjamin Franklin

Summary

The first major biography of Benjamin Franklin in more than sixty years, The First American is history on a grand scale -- a work of meticulous scholarship and a thoroughly engaging portrait of the foremost American of his day. Diplomat, scientist, philosopher, businessman, inventor, wit, and bon vivant, Benjamin Franklin was in every respect America's first Renaissance man. The eighteenth-century genius comes to life in this masterwork by acclaimed historian H.W. Brands, whose access to previously unpublished letters and a host of other sources makes this the definitive biography. A much-needed reminder of Franklin's greatness and humanity, The First American provides a magnificent tour of a legendary historical figure, the countless arenas in which the protean Franklin left his legacy, and a pivotal era in American life

Table Of Contents

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

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