The Man who Dared the Lightning: A New Look at Benjamin FranklinMorrow, 1971 - 532 Seiten The author's extraordinary biographical talents are brought to bear on Benjamin Franklin, the least understood and appreciated of Amercia's revolutionary giants. |
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... Quakers in the Fire Com- pany , and eight from other religions . The proposal looked doomed until Franklin suggested that the twenty - two Quakers quietly stay away from the meeting at which the cannon - buying proposition came to a ...
... Quakers in the Fire Com- pany , and eight from other religions . The proposal looked doomed until Franklin suggested that the twenty - two Quakers quietly stay away from the meeting at which the cannon - buying proposition came to a ...
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... Quakers still declined to bear arms . Shrewdly Frank- lin suggested recruiting Quakers to dig ditches around the building in which the Indians were being housed . The Royal American regulars were to man these fortifications . Franklin ...
... Quakers still declined to bear arms . Shrewdly Frank- lin suggested recruiting Quakers to dig ditches around the building in which the Indians were being housed . The Royal American regulars were to man these fortifications . Franklin ...
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... Quakers . " Few but Quakers think that the Lancaster Indians have suffered anything but their just desserts , " he declared piously . The tactics on election day were in keeping with the rest of the campaign . Franklin and his friends ...
... Quakers . " Few but Quakers think that the Lancaster Indians have suffered anything but their just desserts , " he declared piously . The tactics on election day were in keeping with the rest of the campaign . Franklin and his friends ...
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affairs agent ambassador American appointed army arrived Arthur Lee asked Assembly began Benjamin Franklin Boston Britain called colonies Continental Congress Dartmouth Deane Deborah declared diplomatic enemy England English father France Frank Franklin added Franklin told Franklin wrote French friends George George Grenville give governor Grand Ohio Grenville heard hope independence Indians Jersey John Adams Joseph Galloway King King's later letter living London Lord Hillsborough Lord North Lord Shelburne Lordship Massachusetts ment mind ministers ministry negotiations never North ministry Oswald paper Paris Parliament Passy peace Penn Pennsylvania petition Philadelphia political pounds Privy Council province replied Richard royal Samuel Wharton secret sent Shelburne ship Silas Deane soon Stamp Act Strahan talk tell Temple thing Thomas Thomas Penn thought took treaty Vergennes vote Wedderburn Wharton William Franklin words writing young