The Political Trial Of Benjamin Franklin
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Author |
: Kenneth Lawing Penegar |
Publisher |
: Algora Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 280 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780875868493 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0875868495 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Political Trial of Benjamin Franklin by : Kenneth Lawing Penegar
Benjamin Franklin, it seems, was a reluctant revolutionary. In tracing the course of his political transformation, this book will explore the social and political understandings and misunderstandings that both sustained and divided Britain and its colonies in North America. At the center of the story is Benjamin Franklin's decision in late 1772 to use a cache of personal letters that had fallen in his lap in London for revelation in Massachusetts - essentially a Wikileaks for 1772 - and the consequences of that decision for himself and for the cause of an amicable settlement of differences between the colonies and the British government. The personal side of Franklin's life in London is explored fully enough for the reader to appreciate both his strong attachment to the place and the inevitable sense of loss from which he reluctantly retreated in the spring of 1775 upon his departure from Britain and return to Philadelphia. In the tradition of narrative history, this book combines two main stories, each one complementing the other. Woven into the chronological and social history is a tale with an air of genuine suspense and mystery about it, revolving around Franklin's publication of private correspondence with political ramifications. The "leak" was a shock to all, and had consequences for the prospect of avoiding a deeper rift with Britain, a cause Franklin pursued with increasing frustration in the last few years before the American Revolution. There are notable editorial innovations in the book. The appendices contain full transcripts of significant documents of the time (a first) as well as a thorough exploration of the mystery over the identity of Franklin's source for the Hutchinson letters. A practical 'time-line' is included showing major correlative events. This work will fill a partial void in the late colonial period in American history and will deepen our understanding of the role of the American with the most extensive experience of British political and cultural sensibilities of the time.
Author |
: Benjamin Franklin |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 488 |
Release |
: 1809 |
ISBN-10 |
: HARVARD:HXJ2K6 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (K6 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: American politics before the revolution by : Benjamin Franklin
Author |
: Benjamin Franklin |
Publisher |
: Hackett Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 534 |
Release |
: 1965-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0872206831 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780872206830 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Political Thought of Benjamin Franklin by : Benjamin Franklin
Too often dismissed as the least philosophic of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin had a deep and lasting impact on the shape of American political thought. In this substantial collection of Franklin's letters, essays, and lesser-known papers, Ralph Ketcham traces the development of Franklin's practical-and distinctly American-political thought from his earliest Silence Dogood essays to his final writings on the Constitution and The Evils of the Slave Trade.
Author |
: Kenneth Lawing Penegar |
Publisher |
: Algora Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 280 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780875868509 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0875868509 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Political Trial of Benjamin Franklin by : Kenneth Lawing Penegar
Benjamin Franklin, it seems, was a reluctant revolutionary. In tracing the course of his political transformation, this book will explore the social and political understandings and misunderstandings that both sustained and divided Britain and its colonies in North America. At the center of the story is Benjamin Franklin's decision in late 1772 to use a cache of personal letters that had fallen in his lap in London for revelation in Massachusetts - essentially a Wikileaks for 1772 - and the consequences of that decision for himself and for the cause of an amicable settlement of differences between the colonies and the British government. The personal side of Franklin's life in London is explored fully enough for the reader to appreciate both his strong attachment to the place and the inevitable sense of loss from which he reluctantly retreated in the spring of 1775 upon his departure from Britain and return to Philadelphia. In the tradition of narrative history, this book combines two main stories, each one complementing the other. Woven into the chronological and social history is a tale with an air of genuine suspense and mystery about it, revolving around Franklin's publication of private correspondence with political ramifications. The 'leak' was a shock to all, and had consequences for the prospect of avoiding a deeper rift with Britain, a cause Franklin pursued with increasing frustration in the last few years before the American Revolution. There are notable editorial innovations in the book. The appendices contain full transcripts of significant documents of the time (a first) as well as a thorough exploration of the mystery over the identity of Franklin's source for the Hutchinson letters. A practical time-line is included showing major correlative events. This work will fill a partial void in the late colonial period in American history and will deepen our understanding of the role of the American with the most extensive experience of British political and cultural sensibilities of the time.
Author |
: Benjamin Franklin |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 607 |
Release |
: 1838 |
ISBN-10 |
: YALE:39002009888380 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Works of Benjamin Franklin by : Benjamin Franklin
Author |
: Benjamin Franklin |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 604 |
Release |
: 1840 |
ISBN-10 |
: MINN:31951D00435327O |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (7O Downloads) |
Synopsis The Works of Benjamin Franklin by : Benjamin Franklin
Author |
: Benjamin Franklin |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 554 |
Release |
: 1882 |
ISBN-10 |
: YALE:39002002975572 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Works of Benjamin Franklin by : Benjamin Franklin
Author |
: Jared Sparks |
Publisher |
: BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages |
: 594 |
Release |
: 2024-04-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783385419063 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3385419069 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Works of Benjamin Franklin Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters Official and Private Not Hitherto Published. With Notes and a Life of the Author by : Jared Sparks
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Author |
: Benjamin Franklin |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 524 |
Release |
: 1817 |
ISBN-10 |
: NYPL:33433082364328 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Private Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin, LL.D, F.R.S., &c. Minister Plenipontentiary from the United States of America at the Court of France, and for the Treaty of Peace and Independence with Great Britain, &c. &c by : Benjamin Franklin
Author |
: Robert Middlekauff |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 283 |
Release |
: 1998-06-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780520213784 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0520213785 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Benjamin Franklin and His Enemies by : Robert Middlekauff
In this engaging study of the much-loved statesman and polymath, Robert Middlekauff uncovers a little-known aspect of Benjamin Franklin's personality—his passionate anger. He reveals a fully human Franklin who led a remarkable life but nonetheless had his share of hostile relationships—political adversaries like the Penns, John Adams, and Arthur Lee—and great disappointments—the most significant being his son, William, who sided with the British. Utilizing an abundance of archival sources, Middlekauff weaves episodes in Franklin's emotional life into key moments in colonial and Revolutionary history. The result is a highly readable narrative that illuminates how historical passions can torment even the most rational and benevolent of men.