Benjamin Franklin and the ends of empire

Benjamin Franklin and the ends of empire / Carla J. Mulford.

Author/creator	Mulford, Carla, 1955-
Other author/creator	Oxford University Press.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Description	xv, 426 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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Subject(s)	Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790--Political and social views. Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790--Knowledge and learning. Statesmen--United States --Biography. United States--Intellectual life --18th century. Great Britain--Colonies --America.

Contents	"This obscure family of ours was early in the Reformation": on family memory -- "I had such a thirst for knowledge": Franklin's Boston youth -- Franklin's imperial imaginings: "coined land" and global goals -- Pennsylvania politics and the problems of empire -- "People in the colonies...better judges": observing empire at midcentury -- Franklin in London's theatre of empire -- Love of country -- Rebellion to tyrants, obedience to God -- "I intended well, and I hope all will end well": Franklin's last years -- Conclusion.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-408) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014041810
ISBN	9780199384198 (cloth)

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