The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
Gordon S. Wood (Author)
Offers a portrait of the complex, often contradictory figure of Benjamin Franklin, a man who was at once the quintessential American and a cosmopolitan lover of Europe, and a one-time loyalist turned revolutionary
Biography
xvi, 299 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9781594200199, 9780143035282, 9781435293076, 159420019X, 0143035282, 143529307X
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The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin
By GORDON S. WOOD
THE PENGUIN PRESS
Copyright © 2004Gordon WoodAll right reserved.
ISBN: 1-59420-019-X
Contents
Preface.......................................................ixAcknowledgments...............................................xiList of Illustrations.........................................xvINTRODUCTION..................................................1CHAPTER 1 Becoming a Gentleman...............................17CHAPTER 2 Becoming a British Imperialist.....................61CHAPTER 3 Becoming a Patriot.................................105CHAPTER 4 Becoming a Diplomat................................153CHAPTER 5 Becoming an American...............................201Notes.........................................................247Index.........................................................287
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