Description
Book SynopsisBenjamin Franklin (170690) is best known as an outstanding statesman and leader. First published in 1874, this three-volume work was compiled entirely from Franklin's own writings, including his autobiography and correspondence. Volume 2 covers the Declaration of Independence, the Treaty of Alliance with France and his encounter with Voltaire.
Table of ContentsPart II continued: 1. The election to the new parliament; 2. No taxation without representation; 3. Silkworms; 4. The dancer pays the piper; 5. Rules for reducing a great empire to a small one; 6. An edict by the King of Prussia; 7. Petition of the Massachusetts Assembly for Hutchinson's recall; 8. An account of the transactions relating to Governor Hutchinson's letters; 9. Ministerial hostility to Franklin; 10. An account of negotiations in London for effecting a reconciliation between Great Britain and the American colonies; Part III. From the Close of Franklin's Mission to England to the Close of his Mission to France (1775–85): 11. Franklin chosen delegate to the Second Continental Congress; 12. Negotiations with Lord Howe for a reconciliation with the colonies; 13. Franklin's mission to France; 14. Recall of Silas Deane; 15. New attempts to corrupt the Commissioners; 16. Inception of Irish emigration to America; 17. Never a good war or a bad peace.
