| Description |
xix, 375 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm |
| Note |
"Essays by Ellen R. Cohn, James N. Green, E. Philip Krider, Emma J. Lapsansky-Werner, J.A. Leo Lemay, Robert Middlekauff, Billy G. Smith, and Page Talbott." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-342) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: What Benjamin Franklin means for our times / Walter Isaacson -- Life of Benjamin Franklin / J. A. Leo Lemay -- Benjamin Franklin, printer / James N. Green -- Benjamin Franklin, civic improver / Billy G. Smith -- Benjamin Franklin at home / Page Talbott -- Benjamin Franklin's science / E. Philip Krider -- Benjamin Franklin, pragmatic visionary : politician, statesman, diplomat / Robert Middlekauff -- Printer at Passy / Ellen R. Cohn -- At the end, an abolitionist? by Emma J. Lapsansky-Werner -- Afterword: The end of his pragmatism / Edmund S. Morgan. |
| Summary |
Examines the many facets of America's most extraordinary founding father. Politician, diplomat, scientist, printer, and civic improver, Franklin influenced every aspect of American life, from his own time to the present. This book, designed to accompany the traveling Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary exhibition celebrating Franklin's 300th birthday, includes essays by ten prominent scholars that offer an overview of Franklin's life and cover the full range of his interests and achievements, illustrated by more than 265 color images--portraits, manuscripts, drawings, maps, paintings, engravings, and a plethora of Franklin's possessions, from teacups to printing equipment.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Exhibitions.
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. |
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Anniversaries, etc. -- Exhibitions.
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Statesmen -- United States -- Exhibitions.
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Statesmen. |
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United States. |
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Scientists -- United States -- Exhibitions.
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Scientists. |
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Inventors -- United States -- Exhibitions.
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Inventors. |
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Printers -- United States -- Exhibitions.
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Printers. |
| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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Exhibition catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Talbott, Page.
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Dunn, Richard S.
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Van Horne, John C.
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| ISBN |
0300107994 alkaline paper |
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9780300107999 alkaline paper |
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