Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution [electronic resource] / Jonathan R. Dull.
Dull, Jonathan R., 1942-
2010
E302.6.F8 D848 2010eb
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Title Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution [electronic resource] / Jonathan R. Dull.
Author Dull, Jonathan R., 1942-
ISBN 9780803234154 (electronic book)
9780803230330
Publication Details Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2010.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (ix, 171 p.)
Call Number E302.6.F8 D848 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 973.3092 B
Summary The inventor, the ladies' man, the affable diplomat, and the purveyor of pithy homespun wisdom: we all know the charming, resourceful Benjamin Franklin. What is less appreciated is the importance of Franklin's part in the American Revolution: except for Washington he was its most irreplaceable leader. Although aged and in ill health, Franklin served the cause with unsurpassed zeal and dedication. The author whose decades of work on The Papers of Benjamin Franklin have given him rare insight into his subject, explains Franklin's role in the Revolution, what prepared him for that role, and what motivated him. The Franklin presented here, a man immersed in the violence, danger, and suffering of the Revolution, is a tougher person than the Franklin of legend. This portrait captures Franklin's confidence and self-righteousness about himself and the American cause. It shows his fanatical zeal, his hatred of King George III and George's American supporters (particularly Franklin's own son), and his disdain for hardship and danger. It also shows a side of Franklin that he tried to hide: his vanity, pride, and ambition. Though not as lovable and avuncular as the person of legend, this Franklin is more interesting, more complex, and in many ways more impressive.
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From rebelliousness to prosperity
Two missions to England
Eighteen months in Congress
Franklin and the French
Franklin and the British
Franklin and his fellow Americans
Epilogue: Franklin returns to Philadelphia.

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