Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.
Loading... What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? (1976)by Jean Fritz
Loading...
Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. jB Jean Fritz does her lively and weird biography of colonial American very nicely. Margot Tomes' illustrations go well with the text. They have an Edward Goreyish quality, no smiles, plus one accidental death. There are endnotes that give more detail about Franklin's life, such as the whole story of why he broke his apprenticeship and ran away to New York and then to Philadelphia. The book makes use of an unwieldy apprenticeship metaphor, in which the American colonies are likened to a mistreated apprentice, which is mature and ready to set up on its own but which is prevented by mean-spirited Britain. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to Series
A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States. No library descriptions found. |
Current DiscussionsNonePopular covers
Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)973.3092History and Geography North America United States Revolution and confederation (1775-89) Personal narratives--American RevolutionLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |