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Author Brands, H. W.

Title The first American : the life and times of Benjamin Franklin / H.W. Brands.

Publication Info. New York : Doubleday, 2000.

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Edition First edition.
Description vi, 759 pages ; 25 cm
Contents Prologue: January 29, 1774 -- Boston beginnings: 1706-23 -- Friends and other strangers: 1723-24 -- London once: 1724-26 -- An imprint of his own: 1726-30 -- Poor Richard: 1730-35 -- Citizen: 1735-40 -- Arc of empire: 1741-48 -- Electricity and fame: 1748-51 -- A taste of politics: 1751-54 -- Join or die: 1754-55 -- The people's colonel: 1755-57 -- A larger stage: 1757-58 -- Imperialist: 1759-60 -- Briton: 1760-62 -- Rising in the west: 1762-64 -- Stamps and statesmanship: 1764-66 -- Duties and pleasures: 1766-67 -- Reason and riot: 1768-69 -- The rift widens: 1770-71 -- To kick a little: 1772-73 -- The cockpit: 1774-75 -- Rebel: 1775-76 -- Salvation in Paris: 1776-78 -- Bonhomme Richard: 1778-79 -- Minister plenipotentiary: 1779-81 -- Blessed work: 1781-82 -- Savant: 1783-85 -- Home: 1785-86 -- Sunrise at dusk: 1786-87 -- To sleep: 1787-90 -- Epilogue: April 17, 1990.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [717]-742) and index.
Subject Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
Printers -- United States -- Biography.
Scientists -- United States -- Biography.
United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
ISBN 0385493282
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