Benjamin Franklin
Born into the family of a Boston candlemaker, Benjamin Franklin turned the lessons of his humble beginning into wisdom that helped found a nation. This biography takes his point of departure on the question of whether young people should adopt the model of this American character or whether the hero...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2006, 2006
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| Series: | Lives & legacies / Lives & legacies
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Born into the family of a Boston candlemaker, Benjamin Franklin turned the lessons of his humble beginning into wisdom that helped found a nation. This biography takes his point of departure on the question of whether young people should adopt the model of this American character or whether the heroic image needs to be tempered |
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| Physical Description: | x, 143 p. ill |
| ISBN: | 9780199850662 |