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almafu_9958352411702883
Umfang:
1 online resource(664p.) :
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illustrations.
Ausgabe:
Electronic reproduction. , 2006. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780812209297
Serie:
The Life of Benjamin Franklin; Volume 2
Inhalt:
Representing a lifetime of research, this seven-volume biography will give readers an unmatched resource for understanding Benjamin Franklin's character and place in American history. This second volume chronicles the years of Franklin's success in printing and publishing, including his interest in technology and science.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Illustrations --
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Preface --
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One. Personal and Business Life --
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Two. The Art of Virtue --
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Three. Freemason --
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Four. The Library Company of Philadelphia --
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Five. Man of Letters --
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Six. Politics, Religion, and the Rivalry with Bradford 1732 --
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Seven. Poor Richard’s Prefaces 1733–1747 --
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Eight. Poor Richard’s Proverbs --
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Nine. Franklin and Politics 1730–1736 --
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Ten. The Hemphill Controversy --
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Eleven. Assessing Franklin as a Young Man, Age 24 to 30 --
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Twelve. Personal Life --
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Thirteen. The Assembly Clerk and Pennsylvania Politics --
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Fourteen. Firefighter --
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Fifteen. Earning a Living: Printer, Publisher, Merchant, Bookseller, and Postmaster --
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Sixteen. Concerned Citizen --
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Seventeen. George Whitefield and the Great Awakening --
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Eighteen. Natural Philosophy --
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Nineteen. Satires and Other Writings 1736–1747 --
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Twenty. Assessing Franklin, Age 30 through 41 --
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Appendix 1. New Attributions --
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Appendix 2. Franklin’s Organizations: Dates and Locations of Meetings, 1727–1747 --
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Appendix 3. Pennsylvania Assembly: Pay to Franklin --
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Appendix 4. Sample Wages and Prices in Colonial Philadelphia --
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Sources, Documentation, Dates --
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Abbreviated References --
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Notes --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.9783/9780812209297
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812209297
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812209297
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