Benjamin Franklin in London: The British Life of America's Founding Father
(Part of the The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History Series)
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An absorbing and enlightening chronicle of the nearly two decades the American statesman, scientist, author, inventor, and Founding Father spent in the British imperial capital of colonial America 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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0300220243
ISBN13:9780300220247
Release Date:February 2016
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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