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Franklin and Bache : Envisioning the Enlightened Republic.

Regarded by Thomas Jeffferson as ""the greatest man"" of the age, Benjamin Franklin was a principal force in developing the egalitarian philosophy that Jefferson came to represent. Franklin impressed his ideals on his grandson, Benjamin Franklin Bache, who became Jefferson's...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Smith, Jeffery A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1990.
Subjects:
Bache, Benjamin Franklin, > 1769-1798.
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790 > Family.
Journalists > United States > Biography.
Journalism > United States > History > 18th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1809.
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790.
Families.
Journalism.
Journalists.
Politics and government.
United States.
Biography.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1. The Pursuit of the Common Good; PART ONE. Benjamin Franklin and the Foundations of Enlightenment Republicanism; 2. The Science of Doing Good; 3. Educating the Enlightened Child; 4. Making the Republican Citizen; PART TWO. Benjamin Franklin Bache and the Rise of Jeffersonian Journalism; 5. Newspapers for the New Nation; 6. World Revolution and American Reform; 7. Defending the Democrats; 8. Conclusion: Finding the Future; Notes; A Note on Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z.

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