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In Search of a Better World
Yale University Press
November 2005
Featuring: Benjamin Franklin
396 pages
ISBN: 0300107994
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Biography
Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World
examines the many facets of America’s most extraordinary
founding
father. Politician, diplomat, scientist, printer, and civic
improver,
Franklin influenced ever y aspect of American life, from
his own time
to the present. This book, designed to accompany the
traveling Benjamin
Franklin Tercentenary exhibition celebrating Franklin’s
300th birthday,
includes essays by ten prominent scholars that offer an
overview of
Franklin’s life and cover the full range of his
interests and
achievements, illustrated by more than 265 color images—
portraits,
manuscripts, drawings, maps, paintings, engravings, and a
plethora of
Franklin's possessions, from teacups to printing equipment.
This
comprehensive guide, combining new scholarship with unique
images—many
of which have never been exhibited before—will be a must-
have for
anyone interested in Franklin.
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