| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 365 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"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, such as Francis Dashwood and James Boswell. Having spent eighteen formative months in England as a young man, Franklin returned in 1757 as a colonial representative during the Seven Years' War, and left abruptly just prior to the outbreak of America's War of Independence, barely escaping his impending arrest. In this fascinating history, George Goodwin gives a colorful account of Franklin's British years. The author offers a rich and revealing portrait of one of the most remarkable figures in U.S. history, effectively disputing the commonly held perception of Franklin as an outsider in British politics. It is an enthralling study of an American patriot who was a fiercely loyal British citizen for most of his life--until forces he had sought and failed to control finally made him a reluctant revolutionary at the age of sixty-nine"--Publisher's description. |
| 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'. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Friends and associates.
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. |
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Friends and associates. |
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Americans -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century.
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Americans. |
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England -- London. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 18th century.
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Great Britain. |
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Politics and government. |
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Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
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Statesmen. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Chronological Term |
1700-1799 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Goodwin, George, 1956- Benjamin Franklin in London. New Haven : Yale University Press, 2016 9780300220247 (OCoLC)923796129 |
| ISBN |
9780300222944 (electronic book) |
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0300222947 (electronic book) |
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9780300220247 |
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0300220243 |
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