LEADER 03295nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910454758903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-300-13022-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000533674 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25066668 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000110296 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11141165 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000110296 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10060290 035 $a(PQKB)10613595 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420415 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420415 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10231473 035 $a(OCoLC)923593589 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000533674 100 $a20020124d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBenjamin Franklin$b[electronic resource] /$fEdmund S. Morgan 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (352 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-300-09532-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAn 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. 330 $bThe 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. 606 $aInventors$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aPrinters$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aScientists$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aStatesmen$zUnited States$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aInventors 615 0$aPrinters 615 0$aScientists 615 0$aStatesmen 676 $a973.3/092 676 $aB 700 $aMorgan$b Edmund S$g(Edmund Sears),$f1916-$0626395 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454758903321 996 $aBenjamin Franklin$92075476 997 $aUNINA