| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 303 pages) : illustrations, map |
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1. The young man and the old man -- 2. Friendship and flirtation -- 3. The uses of laughter -- 4. Religion -- 5. Sickness and health -- 6. Wind, weather, and air -- 7. Ships and the sea -- 8. Electric fire -- 9. Geology and cosmology -- 10. The colonies and the empire -- 11. Ethnic pride and prejudice -- 12. Join or die -- 13. The vision challenged -- 14. The empire at risk -- 15. Independence -- 16. Poor Richard's diplomacy -- 17. A huckstered peace -- 18. The pretensions of wealth -- 19. America |
| Summary |
Presents a comprehensive collection of lesser-known writings of founding father Benjamin Franklin including journal entries and letters that express his personal views, habits, discoveries, and political thoughts |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Archives.
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Correspondence
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Philosophy
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| SUBJECT |
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 fast |
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Archives (Franklin, Benjamin) fast |
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Statesmen -- United States -- Archives
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HISTORY.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- American -- General.
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Manners and customs
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Philosophy
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Politics and government
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Statesmen
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United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775 -- Sources
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Sources
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789 -- Sources
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Sources
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
Archives
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Personal correspondence
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Sources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Morgan, Edmund S. (Edmund Sears), 1916-2013
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| ISBN |
9780300135015 |
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0300135017 |
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128173456X |
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9781281734563 |
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9786611734565 |
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6611734562 |
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