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Benjamin Franklin in London : the British life of America's founding father / George Goodwin.

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"For more than one-fifth of his life, Benjamin Franklin lived in London. He dined with prime ministers, members of parliament, even kings, as well as with Britain's most esteemed intellectuals--including David Hume, Joseph Priestley, and Erasmus Darwin--and with more notorious individuals,...

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Online Access: Full Text (via De Gruyter)
Main Author: Goodwin, George, 1956- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790 > Friends and associates.
Americans > England > London > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 18th century.
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790.
Americans.
Friendship.
Politics and government.
Statesmen.
England > London.
Great Britain.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • 1706-1724 : life before London
  • 1724-1726 : a young man in London
  • 1726-c.1748 : foundations
  • c.1748-1757 : conductor
  • 1757 : return to London
  • 1757-1758 : a London life
  • 1758 onwards : Benjamin Franklin's British family
  • 1758-1762 : moves and countermoves
  • 1762-1764 : intermission
  • 1764-1766 : the stamp act
  • 1766-1770 : pivotal years
  • Home comforts and discomforts
  • 1770-c.1771 : seeking balance
  • 1771-1772 : movements
  • 1772-1774 : drawn to the cockpit
  • 1774-1775 : the last year in London
  • Aftermath: 'a little revenge'

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