The Devious Dr. Franklin, Colonial Agent: Benjamin Franklin's Years in London

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Mercer University Press, 1999 - Biography & Autobiography - 273 pages
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Contents

Enjoying Life in London
1
Confrontation at Spring Garden and Whitehall
23
An Uneasy Compromise
47
Franklins Return to Philadelphia
69
The Futile Quest for Royal Government and the Furor over the Stamp Act
93
Another Crisis Another Agency
123
The Making of an American Radical
151
A Discouraged and Disenchanted Agent
179
The Collapse of Franklins Credibility at Whitehall
203
Franklins Final Months in London
237
Conclusion
253
Bibliography
257
Index
267
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TitleThe Devious Dr. Franklin, Colonial Agent: Benjamin Franklin's Years in London
AuthorDavid Morgan
Editionreprint
PublisherMercer University Press, 1999
ISBN0865546746, 9780865546745
Length273 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Biography & Autobiography / Political
History / United States / State & Local / General
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