The political trial of Benjamin Franklin

Penegar, Kenneth Lawing.

The political trial of Benjamin Franklin a prelude to the American Revolution / [electronic resource] : Kenneth Lawing Penegar. - New York : Algora Pub., c2011. - xiii, 265 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A duel in Hyde Park -- Private letters, public causes -- Imperial over-reach : the political context of the letters -- Harvest of spite : reaction in the London press -- Preliminary hearing -- Showdown in the cockpit -- The verdict -- Circles of support -- Other perils and after shocks -- Second thoughts -- Going home, looking back.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 --Homes and haunts--England--London.


Statesmen--United States--Biography.


United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783.
United States--History--Causes.--Revolution, 1775-1783


Electronic books.

E302.6.F8 / P36 2011eb

973.3092 B