A Companion to Benjamin Franklin / [electronic resource] Waldstreicher, David. Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Statesmen United States Biography. Scientists United States Biography. Inventors United States Biography. Printers United States Biography. E302.6.F8 .W698 2011 973.3092 Print version record. This companion provides a comprehensive survey of the life, work and legacy of Benjamin Franklin - the oldest, most distinctive, and multifaceted of the founders. Includes contributions from across a range of academic disciplines Combines traditional and cutting-edge scholarship, from accomplished and emerging experts in the field Pays special attention to the American Revolution, the Enlightenment, journalism, colonial American society, and themes of race, class, and gender Places Franklin in the context of recent work in political theory, American Studies, American literature, material cultur. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (564 pages) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444342154 eng United States Intellectual life 18th century. United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. United States History Revolution, 1775-1783. United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States