Benjamin Franklin in London

• Verfasst von: Goodwin, George [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Benjamin Franklin in London
• Titelzusatz: the British life of America's founding father
• Mitwirkende: Franklin, Benjamin [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
• Verf.angabe: George Goodwin
• Verlagsort: New Haven ; London
• Verlag: Yale University Press
• Jahr: 2016
• Umfang: xiii, 365 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Format: 24 cm
• Fussnoten: Literaturverzeichnis Seite [285]-297. Index
• ISBN: 978-0-300-22024-7
• ISBN: 0-300-22024-3
• Schlagwörter: (p)Franklin, Benjamin / (g)London
• Schlagwörter: (p)Franklin, Benjamin / (g)London / (s)Aufenthalt / (z)Geschichte
• Sprache: eng
• RVK-Notation: HS 3925
• RVK-Notation: NO 2467
• K10plus-PPN: 1621615049

Abstract

Goodwin gives a colorful account of Franklin's British years. Few people realize that Franklin lived more than one-fifth of his life in London, first as a young man and then as a colonial representative during the Seven Years' War. The result is an enthralling study of an American patriot who was a fiercely loyal British citizen for most of his life-- until he became a reluctant revolutionary at the age of sixty-nine

Abstract

1706-1724 : life before London -- 1724-1726 : a young man in London -- 1726-c.1748 : foundations -- c.1748-1757 : Conductor -- 1757-1758 : a London life -- 1757 : return to London -- 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'