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Languages : en
Pages : 7579
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Payment to Dr. [Benjamin] Franklin for his services in Congress; Sept. 25, 1776
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Author: PennsylvaniaPayment to Benjamin Franklin for his attendance as a delegate in Congress from Nov. 4, 1775; Sept. 26, 1776
Author: PennsylvaniaPayment to Benjamin Franklin for his advance, Sept. 22, 1756
Author: PennsylvaniaPayment to Benjamin Franklin by order of the house; Sept. 30, 1757
Author: PennsylvaniaPayment to Benjamin Franklin by virtue of the act passed Sept. 26, 1767; Sept. 19, 1768
Author: PennsylvaniaPayment to Benjamin Franklin; Sept. 21, 1769
Author: PennsylvaniaJournals of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Author: Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of RepresentativesPublisher:
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Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 716
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The Works of Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin FranklinPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 666
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin FranklinPublisher: First Avenue Editions ™
ISBN: 1512405264
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Between 1771 and 1790, American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin sat down to record the important events of his life, from his childhood in Boston to his work as a printer in Philadelphia, to his trips to Paris and his plans for the first public library. The story of the invention of the Franklin stove, the first Poor Richard's Almanac, and his experiments with electricity are all included here. His "Project for Moral Perfection"—a list of desirable virtues and steps to achieve them—influenced the modern self-help genre. Hundreds of years later, Franklin's account of his rise from middle-class obscurity to become a world-renowned scholar and civic figure continues to promote the American Dream. First published in 1791, this unabridged version of Franklin's autobiography is taken from the 1909 copyright edition.
A Great Improvisation
Author: Stacy SchiffPublisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1429907991
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Soon to be a streaming series ● In this dazzling work of history, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author follows Benjamin Franklin to France for the crowning achievement of his career In December of 1776 a small boat delivered an old man to France." So begins an enthralling narrative account of how Benjamin Franklin--seventy years old, without any diplomatic training, and possessed of the most rudimentary French--convinced France, an absolute monarchy, to underwrite America's experiment in democracy. When Franklin stepped onto French soil, he well understood he was embarking on the greatest gamble of his career. By virtue of fame, charisma, and ingenuity, Franklin outmaneuvered British spies, French informers, and hostile colleagues; engineered the Franco-American alliance of 1778; and helped to negotiate the peace of 1783. The eight-year French mission stands not only as Franklin's most vital service to his country but as the most revealing of the man. In A Great Improvisation, Stacy Schiff draws from new and little-known sources to illuminate the least-explored part of Franklin's life. Here is an unfamiliar, unforgettable chapter of the Revolution, a rousing tale of American infighting, and the treacherous backroom dealings at Versailles that would propel George Washington from near decimation at Valley Forge to victory at Yorktown. From these pages emerge a particularly human and yet fiercely determined Founding Father, as well as a profound sense of how fragile, improvisational, and international was our country's bid for independence.