Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

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9781440048074: Biography of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

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A concise, authoritative portrait of Benjamin Franklin and other signers, tracing their lives from youth to public service. This edition emphasizes the habits, ideas, and choices that shaped the American founding.

This volume offers focused biographical sketches drawn from primary fragments and contemporary accounts. It highlights Franklin’s early discipline, relentless study, and practical approach to work, wealth, and virtue, while situating him among the broader group of signers who wrote the nation’s destiny.

Readers will encounter personal struggles, political strategies, and the moral questions that guided early American leadership. The narrative stays grounded in the facts of each figure’s life, presenting context and consequences without sensationalism.

Origins and education that shaped Franklin’s lifelong pursuit of knowledge

Key decisions, campaigns, and diplomacy that influenced independence

Character traits and ideals that united the signers and sustained their cause

Connections to broader historical events and their lasting impact

Ideal for readers of American history and biographical studies who want a clear, transportable portrait of the men who signed the Declaration.

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Benjamin Franklin was a native of Boston, and was born on the 17th of January, 1706. The paternal branch of his ancestors inhabited the county of Northampton in England. They were proprietors of a small freehold estate near the village of Eaton, where the family had been established, according to the traditions of that place, for more than three centuries. They pursued generally some trade, especially that of blacksmith, and were very honorably distinguished in their neighbourhood, for industry, honesty, and mechanical ingenuity. His father, who was of the persuasion of the Puritans, emigrated in 1682 to the colony of Massachusetts, the common refuge of those of his sect, who fled from the persecutions of their native country; but VOL.
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�diteur: Forgotten Books
Date d'�dition: 2018
Langue: anglais
ISBN 10: 144004807X
ISBN 13: 9781440048074
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Nombre de pages: 276
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