Benjamin Franklin in London : the British life of America's founding father / George Goodwin

Author:: Goodwin, George, 1956-
Published:: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2016.
Physical Description:: xiii, 365 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm

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Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.1706--1724: Life Before London -- 2.1724--1726: A Young Man in London -- 3.1726--C.1748: Foundations -- 4.c.1748--1757: Conductor -- 5.1757: Return to London -- 6.1757--1758: A London Life -- 7.1758 Onwards: Benjamin Franklin's British Family -- 8.1758--1762: Moves and Countermoves -- 9.1762--1764: Intermission -- 10.1764--1766: The Stamp Act -- 11.1766--1770: Pivotal Years -- 12.Home Comforts and Discomforts -- 13.1770--c.1771: Seeking Balance -- 14.1771--1772: Movements -- 15.1772--1774: Drawn to the Cockpit -- 16.1774--1775: The Last Year in London.

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An account of Franklin's British years.

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ISBN:

9780300220247 (hc.)
0300220243 (hc.)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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