{"product_id":"the-life-of-benjamin-franklin-volume-1-journalist-176-173-hardback-9780812238549","title":"The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 1; Journalist, 176-173 (Hardback) 9780812238549","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 1\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eJournalist, 176-173\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. A. Leo Lemay (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812238549\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 November 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e568 pages, 41 illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 4.2 cm, 1.09 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Recent books on Ben Franklin abound. However, this work, in the classic multivolume 'life and times' genre, is especially valuable. Highly recommended.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e) \"Veteran Franklin scholar Lemay offers a highly detailed examination of one of the most fascinating of America's founders.\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) \"Lemay's final output will do for the popular interest in our revolution and early founding what Douglas Southall Freeman's magisterial \u003ci\u003eLee's Lieutenants\u003c\/i\u003e did for our fixation on the Civil War. . . . I can't wait for Mr. Lemay's next volumes.\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e) \"Under Mr. Lemay's narrative spell, Franklin emerges as the greatest of Americans. . . . It takes an awesome biography to do justice to such a man, and that is exactly what Mr. Lemay is writing.\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Sun\u003c\/i\u003e) \"The authoritative compendium of Franklin's remarkable exploits and contributions.\" (\u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e) \"Lemay's magnificent opus manages to be accessible and interesting for the general reader while also valuable for the specialist. . . . For readers who want to luxuriate in the life and times of a fascinating man and who enjoy seeing how an expert historian examines evidence and reaches conclusions, this biography is indispensable. Highly recommended.\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)) \"This colossal study . . . does for Franklin what Dumas Malone did for Thomas Jefferson. In sheer comprehensiveness, it surpasses any previous (and, one imagines, future) treatment. When completed, it promises to provide just about as complete a factual account of Franklin's life as it is possible to put together.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed \"one of the best books of 2006\" by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Described by Carl Van Doren as \"a harmonious human multitude,\" Benjamin Franklin was the most famous American of his time, of perhaps any time. His life and careers were so varied and successful that he remains, even today, the epitome of the self-made man. Born into a humble tradesman's family, this adaptable genius rose to become an architect of the world's first democracy, a leading light in Enlightenment science, and a major creator of what has come to be known as the American character. Journalist, musician, politician, scientist, humorist, inventor, civic leader, printer, writer, publisher, businessman, founding father, and philosopher, Franklin is a touchstone for America's egalitarianism.\u003cbr\u003e The first volume traces young Franklin's life to his marriage in 1730. It traces the New England religious, political, and cultural contexts, exploring previously unknown influences on his philosophy and writing, and attributing new writings to him. After his move to Philadelphia, made famous in his \u003ci\u003eAutobiography\u003c\/i\u003e, Franklin became the Water American in London in 1725, where he was welcomed into that city's circle of freethinkers. Upon his return to the colonies, the sociable Franklin created a group of young friends, the Junto, devoted to self-improvement and philanthropy. He also started his own press and began to edit and publish the \u003ci\u003ePennsylvania Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e, which became the most popular American paper of its day and the first to consistently feature American news.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e PART I. BOSTON: YOUTH, 1706-1723\u003cbr\u003e Prologue: Quandary\u003cbr\u003e 1. Boston\u003cbr\u003e 2. Child to Adolescent\u003cbr\u003e 3. Printer's Devil\u003cbr\u003e 4. Massachusetts Controversies, 1716-1723\u003cbr\u003e 5. Nathaniel Gardner and the Couranteers\u003cbr\u003e 6. James Franklin: America's First Newspaperman\u003cbr\u003e 7. Silence Dogood in Context\u003cbr\u003e 8. \"Saucy and Provoking\": Franklin Takes Charge\u003cbr\u003e 9. Assessing Franklin as a Youth, to Age Seventeen\u003cbr\u003e PART II. ADRIFT, AGE SEVENTEEN TO TWENTY-FOUR, 1723-1730\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Runaway\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Water American: London Escapades\u003cbr\u003e 12. At Sea, 1726\u003cbr\u003e 13. Merchant to Master Printer, 1726-1728\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Junto\u003cbr\u003e 15. Business, 1728-1730, and \"Articles of Religion\"\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Busy-Body\u003cbr\u003e 17. Paper Currency\u003cbr\u003e 18. Journalist\u003cbr\u003e 19. Assessing Franklin, Age Seventeen to Twenty-four\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: New Attributions\u003cbr\u003e Sources and Documentation\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52555707973912,"sku":"9780812238549","price":45.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-of-benjamin-franklin-volume-1-journalist-176-173-hardback-9780812238549","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}