Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series
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AMERICAN PIONEERS AND PATRIOTS.
Benjamin Franklin.
BY
JOHN S. C. ABBOTT.
NEW YORK:
NEW YORK:
DODD, MEAD & COMPANY.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
Benjamin Franklin.
CHAPTER I.
Parentage and Early Life.
Parentage and Early Life.
CHAPTER II.
Developments of Character.
Developments of Character.
CHAPTER III.
Excursion to England.
Excursion to England.
CHAPTER IV.
Mental and Moral Conflicts.
Mental and Moral Conflicts.
CHAPTER V.
The Dawn of Prosperity.
The Dawn of Prosperity.
CHAPTER VI.
Religious and Philosophic Views.
Religious and Philosophic Views.
CHAPTER VII.
The Tradesman becomes a Philosopher.
The Tradesman becomes a Philosopher.
CHAPTER VIII.
The Rising Storms of War.
The Rising Storms of War.
CHAPTER IX.
Franklin’s Mission to England.
Franklin’s Mission to England.
CHAPTER X.
Franklin’s Second Mission to England.
Franklin’s Second Mission to England.
CHAPTER XI.
The Intolerance of King and Court.
The Intolerance of King and Court.
CHAPTER XII.
The Bloodhounds of War Unleashed.
The Bloodhounds of War Unleashed.
CHAPTER XIII.
Progress of the War, both of Diplomacy and the Sword.
Progress of the War, both of Diplomacy and the Sword.
CHAPTER XIV.
The Struggles of Diplomacy.
The Struggles of Diplomacy.
CHAPTER XV.
Life’s Closing Scenes.
Life’s Closing Scenes.
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