The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin / Gordon S. Wood.
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TextPublication details: New York : Penguin Press, 2004Description: xvi, 299 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 159420019X (alk. paper); 9781594200199 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Influence | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Public opinion | Statesmen -- United States -- Biography | Scientists -- United States -- Biography | Inventors -- United States -- Biography | Printers -- United States -- Biography | Public opinion -- United StatesDDC classification: 973.3/092 | B LOC classification: E302.6.F8 | W84 2004
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Summary: Offers a portrait of the complex, often contradictory figure of Benjamin Franklin, a man who was at once the quintessential American and a cosmopolitan lover of Europe, and a one-time loyalist turned revolutionary.
Becoming a gentleman -- Becoming a British imperialist -- Becoming a patriot -- Becoming a diplomat -- Becoming an American.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Becoming a gentleman -- Becoming a British imperialist -- Becoming a patriot -- Becoming a diplomat -- Becoming an American.
Offers a portrait of the complex, often contradictory figure of Benjamin Franklin, a man who was at once the quintessential American and a cosmopolitan lover of Europe, and a one-time loyalist turned revolutionary.
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