02805nam 2200637Ia 450 991078488010332120230331005418.00-19-771802-71-280-53993-30-19-536339-6(CKB)1000000000402043(EBL)273401(OCoLC)476016147(SSID)ssj0000313330(PQKBManifestationID)11207462(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000313330(PQKBWorkID)10358388(PQKB)11208684(Au-PeEL)EBL273401(CaPaEBR)ebr10278387(CaONFJC)MIL53993(OCoLC)466432354(MiAaPQ)EBC273401(EXLCZ)99100000000040204319891114d1990 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWilliam Franklin[electronic resource] son of a patriot, servant of a king /Sheila L. SkempNew York Oxford University Press19901 online resource (385 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-505745-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-347) and index.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; EFG; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; W; YA 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.GovernorsNew JerseyBiographyAmerican loyalistsBiographyStatesmen's childrenUnited StatesBiographyNew JerseyPolitics and government1775-1783GovernorsAmerican loyalistsStatesmen's children973.30922973.30922BSkemp Sheila L1493724MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784880103321William Franklin3716837UNINA