Franklin in his own time :: a biographical chronicle of his life, drawn from recollections, interviews, and memoirs by family, friends, and associates /

In his time Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was the most famous American in the world. Even those personally unacquainted with the man knew him as the author of Poor Richard's Almanack, as a pioneer in the study of electricity and a major figure in the American Enlightenment, as the creator of su...

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Weitere Verfasser: Hayes, Kevin J., Bour, Isabelle
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2011.
Schriftenreihe:Writers in their own time (University of Iowa Press)
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Zusammenfassung:In his time Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was the most famous American in the world. Even those personally unacquainted with the man knew him as the author of Poor Richard's Almanack, as a pioneer in the study of electricity and a major figure in the American Enlightenment, as the creator of such life-changing innovations as the lightning rod and America's first circulating library, and as a leader of the American Revolution. His friends also knew him as a brilliant conversationalist, a great wit, an intellectual filled with curiosity, and most of all a master anecdotist whos.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxxix, 196 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1587299836
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