Not Your Usual Founding Father: Selected Readings from Benjamin FranklinYale University Press, 01.01.2006 - 303 Seiten This engaging book reveals Benjamin Franklin’s human side—his tastes and habits, his enthusiasms, and his devotion to democracy and the people of the United States. Three hundred years after his birth, we may remember Franklin’s famous Autobiography, or his status as framer of the Declaration of Independence and the peace with Great Britain, or his experiments in electricity, or perhaps his sage advice on diligence and thrift. But historian Edmund S. Morgan invites us to meet the man himself, a sociable, good-natured, and extraordinary human being with boundless curiosity about the natural world and a vision of what America could be. Drawing on lifelong research in the vast Franklin archives, Morgan assembles both famous and lesser-known writings that offer insights into this founding father’s thinking. The book is organized around four major themes, each with an introduction. The first section includes journal excerpts and letters revealing Franklin’s personal tastes and habits. The second is devoted to Franklin’s inexhaustible intellectual energy and his scientific discoveries. The third and fourth chronicle his devotion to serving the people who became the United States both before and after the Revolution and to advancing his democratic vision of their future. Franklin’s humanity and genius have never seemed more real than in the pages of this appealing anthology. |
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... , 1790 12 Join or Die 170 To James Parker , 1751 The Albany Plan of Union , 1754 The Interest of Great Britain Considered [ Canada Pamphlet ] , 1760 13 The Vision Challenged 185 To Peter Collinson, 1764 To [ VIII ] CONTENTS.
... , 1790 12 Join or Die 170 To James Parker , 1751 The Albany Plan of Union , 1754 The Interest of Great Britain Considered [ Canada Pamphlet ] , 1760 13 The Vision Challenged 185 To Peter Collinson, 1764 To [ VIII ] CONTENTS.
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... interests or his political and intellectual pur- suits. There are, unfortunately, few letters as chatty as the one he wrote George Whately, whose conversational style gives a sense of what it would have been like to spend time with ...
... interests or his political and intellectual pur- suits. There are, unfortunately, few letters as chatty as the one he wrote George Whately, whose conversational style gives a sense of what it would have been like to spend time with ...
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... interest in scientific matters seriously . Like his friendship with Katy , their companionship lasted throughout his life . He was present at her marriage to William Hewson , a distinguished physician , in 1770. Hewson died in 1774 ...
... interest in scientific matters seriously . Like his friendship with Katy , their companionship lasted throughout his life . He was present at her marriage to William Hewson , a distinguished physician , in 1770. Hewson died in 1774 ...
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... Interests of Princes , and our Skill in Geography ; and ( if we have it ) shew our Dexterity more- over in Argumentation . In the mean time , the tedious Hour is killed ; we go home pleased with the Applauses we have received from ...
... Interests of Princes , and our Skill in Geography ; and ( if we have it ) shew our Dexterity more- over in Argumentation . In the mean time , the tedious Hour is killed ; we go home pleased with the Applauses we have received from ...
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Part II Nature observed | 67 |
Part III A continental vision | 141 |
Part IV War peace and humanity | 219 |
Chronology | 289 |
Credits | 291 |
Index | 297 |
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