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A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, And The Birth Of America
by Stacy Schiff (Author),
Holt Paperbacks (Publisher)
Product Specifications
Book Description
In this dazzling work of history, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author follows
Benjamin Franklin to France for the crowning achievement of his career
In December of 1776 a small boat delivered an old man to France." So begins an
enthralling narrative account of how Benjamin Franklin-seventy years old,
without any diplomatic training, and possessed of the most rudimentary
French-convinced France, an absolute monarchy, to underwrite America's
experiment in democracy.
When Franklin stepped onto French soil, he well understood he was embarking on
the greatest gamble of his career. By virtue of fame, charisma, and ingenuity,
Franklin outmaneuvered British spies, French informers, and hostile colleagues;
engineered the Franco-American alliance
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9780805080094
Language English
Binding Paper Back
Publisher Holt Paperbacks
Publishing Date 2006-01-10
Total Pages 528