Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World

Talbott, Page [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0300107994 / ISBN 13: 9780300107999

Verlag: Yale University Press, 2005

Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Gift inscription on front end page. "Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World examines the many facets of Americaâ⠬⠢s most extraordinary founding father. Politician, diplomat, scientist, printer, and civic improver, Franklin influenced every 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." This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1904220068

Inhaltsangabe:

The first extensively illustrated book documenting Franklin’s life and work—a must-have for any Franklin enthusiast.

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 every 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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Page Talbott is associate director of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary and chief curator of the exhibition Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World, which will travel throughout the United States and to France from 2005 to 2008. Contributors: Ellen R. Cohn, James N.Green, Walter Isaacson, E. Philip Krider, Emma J. Lapsansky-Werner, J. A. Leo Lemay, Robert Middlekauff, Edmund S. Morgan, Billy G. Smith, Page Talbott

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better ...
Verlag: Yale University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: As New