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Franklin in His Own Time

By Hayes, Kevin J

Franklin in His Own Time book

Franklin in His Own Time

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In his time Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was the most famous American in the world. Even those personally unacquainted with the man knew him as the author of" Poor Richard's Almanack," as a pioneer in the study of electricity and a major figure in the American Enlightenment, as the creator of such life-changing innovations as the lightning rod and America's first circulating library, and as a leader of the American Revolution. His friends also knew him as a brilliant conversationalist, a great wit, an intellectual filled with curiosity, and most of all a master anecdotist whose vast store of knowledge complemented his conversational skills. In "Franklin in His Own Time," by reprinting the original documents in which those anecdotes occur, Kevin Hayes and Isabelle Bour restore those oft-told stories to their cultural contexts to create a comprehensive narrative of his life and work.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
232
Release Date:
2011-05-08
Publication Date:
2011-05-08
Publisher:
University of Iowa Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1587299828
ISBN13:
9781587299827
Weight:
318 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
226 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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