| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xx, 438 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [393]-420) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: a night journey, 1731 -- Part I. Sons of the empire -- Americans in London: September 22, 1761 -- Colonial contemporaries, 1753 -- Defenses and engagements -- Challenges, 1757 -- Triumphs -- Part II. America and her children -- America, 1763 -- A frenzy or madness -- Blood and money -- Rebellion, 1772-73 -- A thorough government man -- Two roads -- Part III. War -- Trevose, 1775 -- The last word -- The reckoning, 1776 -- Paterfamilias -- The dark night of the soul -- Part IV. Danse macabre -- The scene of action, 1778-81 -- Captain Huddy and the dance of death -- Going home -- Epilogue, 1785-1823. |
| Summary |
Discusses the relationship between the Founding Father and his illegitimate son, a relationship that grew strained during the American Revolution. |
| Subject |
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
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Franklin, William, 1731-1813.
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Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
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Governors -- New Jersey -- Biography.
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American loyalists -- Biography.
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Statesmen's children -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. (OCoLC)fst00034115
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Franklin, William, 1731-1813. (OCoLC)fst00177901
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American loyalists. (OCoLC)fst00807279
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Governors. (OCoLC)fst00945704
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Statesmen. (OCoLC)fst01131990
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Statesmen's children. (OCoLC)fst01132014
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New Jersey. (OCoLC)fst01208379
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1775-1783
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| ISBN |
9780345544216 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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0345544218 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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