Young Benjamin Franklin: the birth of ingenuity
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Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
viii, 445 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781101874417, 1101874414, 9781101874417
Notes
General Note
"A Borzoi Book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-426) and index.
Description
"From his early career as a printer and journalist, to his scientific work and his role as a founder of a new republic, Benjamin Franklin has always seemed the inevitable embodiment of American ingenuity. But in his youth he had to make his way through a harsh colonial world where he fought many battles: with his rivals, but also with his wayward emotions. Taking Franklin to the age of forty-one, when he made his first electrical discoveries, Bunker goes behind the legend to reveal the sources of his passion for knowledge. Always trying to balance virtue against ambition, Franklin emerges as a brilliant but flawed human being, made from the conflicts of an age of slavery as well as reason. With archival material from both sides of the Atlantic, we see Franklin in Boston, London, and Philadelphia, as he develops his formula for greatness. A tale of science, politics, war, and religion, this is also a story about Franklin's forebears: the talented family of English craftsmen who produced America's favorite genius."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Bunker, N. (2018). Young Benjamin Franklin: the birth of ingenuity. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bunker, Nick. 2018. Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bunker, Nick, Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bunker, Nick. Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
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