The loyal son : the war in Ben Franklin's house /
Epstein, Daniel Mark,
The loyal son : the war in Ben Franklin's house / Daniel Mark Epstein. - First edition. - xx, 438 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface: a night journey, 1731 -- Part I. Sons of the empire -- Americans in London: September 22, 1761 -- Colonial contemporaries, 1753 -- Defenses and engagements -- Challenges, 1757 -- Triumphs -- Part II. America and her children -- America, 1763 -- A frenzy or madness -- Blood and money -- Rebellion, 1772-73 -- A thorough government man -- Two roads -- Part III. War -- Trevose, 1775 -- The last word -- The reckoning, 1776 -- Paterfamilias -- The dark night of the soul -- Part IV. Danse macabre -- The scene of action, 1778-81 -- Captain Huddy and the dance of death -- Going home -- Epilogue, 1785-1823.
9780345544216 0345544218
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Franklin, William, 1731-1813.
Statesmen--United States--Biography.
Governors--New Jersey--Biography.
American loyalists--Biography.
Statesmen's children--United States--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
The loyal son : the war in Ben Franklin's house / Daniel Mark Epstein. - First edition. - xx, 438 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface: a night journey, 1731 -- Part I. Sons of the empire -- Americans in London: September 22, 1761 -- Colonial contemporaries, 1753 -- Defenses and engagements -- Challenges, 1757 -- Triumphs -- Part II. America and her children -- America, 1763 -- A frenzy or madness -- Blood and money -- Rebellion, 1772-73 -- A thorough government man -- Two roads -- Part III. War -- Trevose, 1775 -- The last word -- The reckoning, 1776 -- Paterfamilias -- The dark night of the soul -- Part IV. Danse macabre -- The scene of action, 1778-81 -- Captain Huddy and the dance of death -- Going home -- Epilogue, 1785-1823.
9780345544216 0345544218
2017013553
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Franklin, William, 1731-1813.
Statesmen--United States--Biography.
Governors--New Jersey--Biography.
American loyalists--Biography.
Statesmen's children--United States--Biography.
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.