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Atlantic cousins : Benjamin Franklin and his visionary friends /
"Benjamin Franklin and his fellow thinkers of the Enlightenment are among the most intriguing people in history. In nearly all areas - science, politics, social justice, philosophy, medicine - these men and women revolutionized the world around them. Even by our standards, their ideas seem insp...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Thunder's Mouth Press,
[2005]
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"Benjamin Franklin and his fellow thinkers of the Enlightenment are among the most intriguing people in history. In nearly all areas - science, politics, social justice, philosophy, medicine - these men and women revolutionized the world around them. Even by our standards, their ideas seem inspired and inspiring." "Atlantic Cousins illuminates the work of these extraordinary visionaries, whose progressive ideas and ideals still ring true today. The author, a veteran writer of popular histories, uses anecdotes and short histories to engage the reader, and he roots it all in intense scholarship and research worthy of the subject matter."--Jacket. |
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404 pages : portraits ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-386) and index. |
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1560256680 9781560256687 |