Ebook {Epub PDF} The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin by Gordon S. Wood

The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin (), a biography by Gordon S. Wood, the Alva O. Way University Professor and Professor Emeritus of History at Brown University, won the Julia Ward Howe Prize from the Boston Author’s Club in This biography looks beyond the mythology of Benjamin Franklin, seeking a more complex understanding of the man who was mostly treated with indifference . The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin by Gordon S. Wood. Publication date Topics Franklin, Benjamin, -- , Franklin, Benjamin, -- -- Influence, Franklin, User Interaction Count:  · His book Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, , won the New York Historical Society Prize in American History. Wood's other books include Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different, The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin, and most recently, The Idea of America: Brand: Penguin Publishing Group.

The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin. Gordon S. Wood. Penguin, - Biography Autobiography - pages. 20 Reviews. Central to America's idea of itself is the character of Benjamin Franklin. We all know him, or think we do: In recent works and in our inherited conventional wisdom, he remains fixed in place as a genial polymath and self. The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin PDF Book by Gordon S. Wood () Download or Read Online Free. Author: Gordon S. Wood | Submitted by: Maria Garcia | Views | View Chapter List | Add a Review The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin PDF book by Gordon S. Wood Read Online or Free Download in ePUB, PDF or MOBI eBooks. Published in May 1st the book become immediate popular and. The three hundredth anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birthday, on Janu, will evoke much celebration, including books, articles, and exhibitions devoted to his life. Gordon S. Wood's book should be a part of such celebration, for it is a worthy effort, and it invites further study of Franklin and his time.

Yet something happened in England—something about which Wood offers intriguing guesses—so that Franklin returned to America convinced of the justice of the revolutionary cause: “What impressed most delegates” to the Continental Congress, Wood writes, “was the intensity of Franklin’s commitment to the patriot cause. The idea that Franklin would consider moving to England may seem odd to the reader brought up on the popular myth of Franklin as rebel, but for most of his life Franklin considered himself an Englishman first and foremost, and much of his political activity early on was dedicated to convincing the government back in England that the American colonists were deserving of the same rights as Englishmen back home, and convincing the more rebellious elements here that it was in their best. His book Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, , won the New York Historical Society Prize in American History. Wood's other books include Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different, The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin, and most recently, The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States, and he contributes regularly to The New Republic and The New York Review.