03061nam 2200733uu 450 991096664850332120251116202713.00-19-771802-71-280-53993-30-19-536339-610.1093/oso/9780195057454.001.0001(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(OCoLC)1406788412(StDuBDS)9780197718025(OCoLC)20723923(FINmELB)ELB168340(EXLCZ)99100000000040204319910725e20231990 uy |engur|n|---|||||txtccrWilliam Franklin son of a patriot, servant of a king /Sheila L. SkempNew York ;Oxford University Press,2023.1 online resource (385 p.)Oxford scholarship onlinePreviously issued in print: 1990.0-19-505745-7 Includes bibliographical references 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.Oxford scholarship online.GovernorsNew JerseyBiographyAmerican loyalistsBiographyStatesmen's childrenUnited StatesBiographyNew JerseyPolitics and government1775-1783GovernorsNew JerseyAmerican loyalistsStatesmen's children973.30922973.30922BSkemp Sheila L.1888353UkUkStDuBDSZStDuBDSZBOOK9910966648503321William Franklin4527044UNINA