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A Companion to Benjamin Franklin
David Waldstreicher
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Description for A Companion to Benjamin Franklin
Hardback. Written by contributors from across a range of academic disciplines, this Companion brings together traditional and cutting-edge scholarship to explore a figure of singular importance in American political, cultural, intellectual, and literary history. Editor(s): Waldstreicher, David. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 182 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1172.
This companion provides a comprehensive survey of the life, work and legacy of Benjamin Franklin - the oldest, most distinctive, and multifaceted of the founders.
- Includes contributions from across a range of academic disciplines
- Combines traditional and cutting-edge scholarship, from accomplished and emerging experts in the field
- Pays special attention to the American Revolution, the Enlightenment, journalism, colonial American society, and themes of race, class, and gender
- Places Franklin in the context of recent work in political theory, American Studies, American literature, material culture studies, popular culture, and international relations
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to American History
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405199964
SKU
V9781405199964
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About David Waldstreicher
David Waldstreicher is Professor of History at Temple University. He is the author of numerous publications including Slavery's Constitution: From Revolution to Ratification (2009); Runaway America: Benjamin Franklin, Slavery and the American Revolution (2004); and In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes: The Making of American Nationalism, 1776-1820 (1997).
Reviews for A Companion to Benjamin Franklin
“Readers will also appreciate the text’s comprehensive bibliography. Summing Up: Highly recommended. General readers, upper-division undergraduates, researchers/faculty.” (Choice, 1 April 2012)