Benjamin Franklin and the birth of America : Franklin's French adventure 1776-85
Schiff, Stacy2006
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Six months after America declared her independence, Congress dispatched Benjamin Franklin to France. During his eight years in Paris, Benjamin Franklin charmed the French, outwitted the British spies, & stirred a passion for a republic. This work tells atale of international intrigue; & from it emerges a portrait of a brilliant man.
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London : Bloomsbury, 2006.
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20 cm.
ISBN:
07475796369780747579632
Language:
English
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Homes and haunts -- France -- ParisStatesmen -- United States -- BiographyUnited States -- Foreign relations -- FranceFrance -- Foreign relations -- United StatesUnited States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- FinanceParis (France) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
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