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Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution (Paperback)
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Benjamin Franklin and the American Revolution (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 650
You Save R62 (15%)
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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. Jonathan R. Dull, 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. Dull's
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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