Young Benjamin Franklin : the birth of ingenuity
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
ISBN
9781101874417, 1101874414
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Bensenville Community Public Library District - Nonfiction
973.3092 FRA
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 445 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781101874417, 1101874414

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"A Borzoi Book."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"From his early career as a printer and journalist, to his scientific work and his role as a founder of a new republic, Benjamin Franklin has always seemed the inevitable embodiment of American ingenuity. But in his youth he had to make his way through a harsh colonial world where he fought many battles: with his rivals, but also with his wayward emotions. Taking Franklin to the age of forty-one, when he made his first electrical discoveries, Bunker goes behind the legend to reveal the sources of his passion for knowledge. Always trying to balance virtue against ambition, Franklin emerges as a brilliant but flawed human being, made from the conflicts of an age of slavery as well as reason. With archival material from both sides of the Atlantic, we see Franklin in Boston, London, and Philadelphia, as he develops his formula for greatness. A tale of science, politics, war, and religion, this is also a story about Franklin's forebears: the talented family of English craftsmen who produced America's favorite genius."--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bunker, N. (2018). Young Benjamin Franklin: the birth of ingenuity (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bunker, Nick. 2018. Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity. Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bunker, Nick. Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bunker, Nick. Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.

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