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Birthdate: 1924
Date of death: 1999-06-20
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of death: Madison, Connecticut, USA
Education: Swarthmore College
University of Wisconsin
University of Pennsylvania
Occupations: professor emeritus
historian
Organizations: City University of New York (Lehman College)
Pace University

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Franklin by David Freeman Hawke

I don't know if I could've suffered through the 10 years of politics in England had I not been listening to an audio book. Other than that though, Franklin is a compelling story of the complex man that was Benjamin Franklin. A founding father of America and polymath, Franklin tries to show all aspects of the great man and display his vast knowledge in science, politics and literature.

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phoenixcomet | Nov 11, 2019 |

Nuts and Bolts of the Past: A History of American… by David Freeman Hawke

Interesting at times, however there are many small chapters and the the various subjects of them are covered in a fairly cursory way. Still, a good overview of the changes to technology during this period.

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jztemple | 3 other reviews | Dec 12, 2012 |

Those Tremendous Mountains: The Story of the Lewis… by David Freeman Hawke

A very well put together tale. The author uses the original diaries of the men on the expedition to put together a gripping account of the journey up the Big Muddy. The language is lively and interesting, even in the places where long selections of diaries are quoted - the author went to some trouble to make the quotes as seamless as possible with the the rest of the text. My only complaint is the layout of the book - I would have liked to see more maps and fewer copies of contemporaneous drawings and etchings.… (more)

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benfulton | 1 other review | Aug 22, 2011 |

Nuts and Bolts of the Past: A History of American… by David Freeman Hawke

interesting

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lateinnings | 3 other reviews | May 21, 2010 |

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