Benjamin Franklin in London: The British Life of America's Founding Father

by George Goodwin

Book Overview

An absorbing and enlightening chronicle of the nearly two decades the American statesman, scientist, author, inventor, and Founding Father spent in the British imperial capital of colonial America For more than one-fifth of his life, Benjamin Franklin lived in London. He dined with prime ministers, members of parliament, even kings, as well as with Britain's most esteemed intellectuals--including David Hume, Joseph Priestley, and Erasmus Darwin--and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300220243
• ISBN13: 9780300220247
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"