{"product_id":"the-life-of-benjamin-franklin-volume-1-9780812238549","title":"The Life of Benjamin Franklin Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRepresenting a lifetime of research by the dean of Franklin scholars, this seven-volume biography will give enthusiasts and scholars an important resource for understanding Benjamin Franklin's character and place in American history. This first volume chronicles the early years of Franklin, from his birth to his marriage in 1730.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 *\u003cbr\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 *\u003cbr\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 *\u003cbr\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 *\u003cbr\u003e\"The authoritative compendium of Franklin's remarkable exploits and contributions.\" * \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\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) *\u003cbr\u003e\"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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405711974743,"sku":"9780812238549","price":49.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812238549.jpg?v=1730493366","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-life-of-benjamin-franklin-volume-1-9780812238549","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}