The compleated autobiography / Benjamin Franklin ; compiled and edited by Mark Skousen.
Pubblicazione:
Washington : Regnery, c2006.
Descrizione fisica:
XXVI, 484 p., [8] p. di tav. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgments. List of illustrations. Introduction. Benjamin Franklin and his autobiography: a summary. Preface / by Benjamin Franklin (1789). 1. First mission to England (1757-62) 2. Return to Philadelphia (1762-64) 3. Second mission to England (1764-75) 4. Congress and the Declaration of indipendence (1775-76) 5. Minister to France, 1776-78: the Treaty of alliance 6. Minister to France, 1778-79: an ambassador's life 7. Minister to France, 1779-81: the war continues 8. Minister to France, 1781-83: peace treaty with England 9. Minister to France, 1783-85: my last years in Paris 10. The creation of a new nation (1785-87) 11. My final years (1787). Appendix: Last will and Testament of Benjamin Franklin (1788-89). Afterword. Important dates. Cast of characters. About the compiler and editor. Index
