Benjamin and William Franklin Father and Son, Patriot and Loyalist

Name: Benjamin and William Franklin Father and Son, Patriot and Loyalist
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ISBN: 9780312086176

ISBN-10: 0312086172

ISBN-13: 9780312086176

Edition: 1994

Authors: Sheila L. Skemp

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Benjamin and William Franklin explores the issues that divided patriots and loyalists at the time of the American Revolution by examining the lives of Benjamin Franklin - the most internationally renowned American revolutionary - and his son William, the last royal governor of New Jersey, who remained loyal to the British crown. An engaging narrative of 150 pages looks at the personal background and political experiences of the two Franklins against the backdrop of events in colonial North America leading up to and during the Revolution. A selection of 8 primary documents - including writings by Benjamin and William Franklin - will enrich students' understanding of the events and issues of…

Book details

List price: $23.99
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Bedford/Saint Martin's
Publication date: 3/15/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 205
Size: 5.90" wide x 7.92" long x 0.42" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Foreword


Preface



Benjamin and William Franklin


Introduction: Divided Loyalties



Self-Made Men



Forging a Partnership



Government Men



Men in the Middle



The Making of a Patriot



The Making of a Loyalist



Toward Independence



"When in the Course of Human Events"


Epilogue



The Documents



Letter to Benjamin Franklin, September 7, 1765




Letter to William Franklin, September 9, 1765




From "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies," 1767, 1768




Letter to Lord Hillsborough, November 23, 1768




"Causes of the American Discontents before 1768," January 1768




Speech to the New Jersey Assembly, January 13, 1775




Letter to Lord Dartmouth, May 6, 1775




Letter to William Franklin, August 16, 1784



Appendices


A Franklin Chronology (1706-1814)


Selected Bibliography


Index