Benjamin Franklin and His Enemies

By Robert Middlekauff

Book Overview

In this engaging study of the much-loved statesman and polymath, Robert Middlekauff uncovers a little-known aspect of Benjamin Franklin's personality-his passionate anger. He reveals a fully human... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520202686
• ISBN13: 9780520202689
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Read Van Dorn's First

Well worth reading, especially if you previously read Van Dorn's biography. Otherwise you may miss much of what is missing in Middlekauff's book. Great for any Ben Franklin fan!/

Extraordinary!

This is an extraordinary literary work of history and biography. Middlekauff stikes the right balance here between erudition and urbanity. Seeing Benjamin Franklin through the eyes of his enemies reveals not just the complicated character of the man but also the complicated moment in history that he occupied. I highly recommend this book!