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The loyal son : the war in Ben Franklin's house / Daniel Mark Epstein.

Summary:

Ben Franklin is the most lovable of America's founding fathers. His wit, his charm, his inventiveness-even his grandfatherly appearance-are legendary. But this image obscures the scandals that dogged him throughout his life. In The Loyal Son, award-winning historian Daniel Mark Epstein throws the spotlight on one of the more enigmatic aspects of Franklin's biography: his complex and confounding relationship with his illegitimate son William. (WorldCAT)

Record details

ISBN: 9780345544216
Physical Description: xx, 438 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition
Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-418) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface: a night journey, 1731 -- Part one. Sons of the empire -- Americans in London: September 22, 1761 -- Colonial contemporaries, 1753 -- Defenses and engagements -- Challenges, 1757 -- Triumphs -- Part two. America and her children -- America, 1763 -- A frenzy or madness -- Blood and money -- Rebellion, 1772-73 -- A thorough government man -- Two roads -- Part three. War -- Trevose, 1775 -- The last word -- The reckoning, 1776 -- Paterfamilias -- Dark night of the soul -- Part four. Danse macabre -- The scene of action, 1778-81 -- Captain Huddy and the dance of death -- Going home -- Epilogue, 1785-1823.