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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824291603321

Autore

Skemp Sheila L

Titolo

William  Franklin : son of a patriot, servant of a king / / Sheila L. Skemp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1990

ISBN

0-19-771802-7

1-280-53993-3

0-19-536339-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

973.30922

973.30922B

Soggetti

Governors - New Jersey

American loyalists

Statesmen's children - United States

New Jersey Politics and government 1775-1783

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 1990.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-347) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; I. An ""Indulgent"" Father, a Loyal Son; II. Father, Brother, and Companion; III. An Easy, Agreeable Administration; IV. ""Times of Ferment and Confusion""; V. The Letter of the Law; VI. Walking a Tightrope; VII. Seeds of Controversy; VIII. A Government Man; IX. ""Two Roads""; X. An ""Appearance of Government""; XI. ""An Enemy to the Liberties of This Country""; XII. ""Like a Bear Through the Country""; XIII. ""An Unwillingness to Quit the Scene of Action""; XIV. ""Deprived of Their All""; Epilogue; Selected Bibliography: A Note on Sources; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E

FG; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

A biography of Benjamin Franklin's illegitimate son, who served a long tenure as Governor of New Jersey, and was arrested and jailed for supporting the British during the American Revolution. The book sheds light on imperial issues and personalities during the Revolutionary period.