03295nam 2200601 a 450 991045475890332120200520144314.00-300-13022-8(CKB)1000000000533674(StDuBDS)AH25066668(SSID)ssj0000110296(PQKBManifestationID)11141165(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000110296(PQKBWorkID)10060290(PQKB)10613595(MiAaPQ)EBC3420415(Au-PeEL)EBL3420415(CaPaEBR)ebr10231473(OCoLC)923593589(EXLCZ)99100000000053367420020124d2002 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrBenjamin Franklin[electronic resource] /Edmund S. MorganNew Haven Yale University Pressc20021 online resource (352 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-09532-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.An exciting world -- "A dangerous man" -- An empire of Englishmen -- Proprietary pretensions -- The importance of opinion -- Endgame -- Becoming American -- Representing a nation of states -- A difficult peace -- Going home.The best short biography of Franklin ever written.Gordon S. WoodBenjamin Franklin is perhaps the most remarkable figure in American history: the greatest statesman of his age, he played a pivotal role in the formation of the American republic. He was also a pioneering scientist, a bestselling author, the countrys first postmaster general, a printer, a bon vivant, a diplomat, a ladies man, and a moralistand the most prominent celebrity of the eighteenth century.Franklin was, however, a man of vast contradictions, as Edmund Morgan demonstrates in this brilliant biography. A reluctant revolutionary, Franklin had desperately wished to preserve the British Empire, and he mourned the break even as he led the fight for American independence. Despite his passion for science, Franklin viewed his groundbreaking experiments as secondary to his civic duties. And although he helped to draft both the Declaration of Independence and the American Constitution, he had personally hoped that the new American government would take a different shape. Unraveling the enigma of Franklins character, Morgan shows that he was the rare individual who consistently placed the public interest before his own desires.Written by one of our greatest historians, Benjamin Franklin offers a provocative portrait of Americas most extraordinary patriot.InventorsUnited StatesBiographyPrintersUnited StatesBiographyScientistsUnited StatesBiographyStatesmenUnited StatesBiographyElectronic books.InventorsPrintersScientistsStatesmen973.3/092BMorgan Edmund S(Edmund Sears),1916-626395MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454758903321Benjamin Franklin2075476UNINA