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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... weeks to three . He abolished the old monopolistic system by which each postmaster sent the newspaper of his choice through the mail free and opened the service to all papers , for a small charge . He in- sisted on postmasters keeping ...
... weeks to three . He abolished the old monopolistic system by which each postmaster sent the newspaper of his choice through the mail free and opened the service to all papers , for a small charge . He in- sisted on postmasters keeping ...
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... weeks later , Franklin was still puzzling over this reversal of form on Hillsborough's part . " Does not all this ... week he made an- other visit and got the same blunt answer . Persevering , he came back a week later on a levee day - a ...
... weeks later , Franklin was still puzzling over this reversal of form on Hillsborough's part . " Does not all this ... week he made an- other visit and got the same blunt answer . Persevering , he came back a week later on a levee day - a ...
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... weeks , in letters and in person , his English friends had been warning him not to make the mistake of trusting France . The game he had played to bring down the North ministry , the numerous remarks he had made about the inadvisability ...
... weeks , in letters and in person , his English friends had been warning him not to make the mistake of trusting France . The game he had played to bring down the North ministry , the numerous remarks he had made about the inadvisability ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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