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050 00 $aE183.8.F8$bS35 2005
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100 1 $aSchiff, Stacy.
245 12 $aA great improvisation :$bFranklin, France, and the birth of America /$cStacy Schiff.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bHenry Holt,$c2005.
300 $axvii, 489 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 459-461) and index.
505 0 $aThe first mistake in public business is the going into it, 1776 -- Half the truth is often a great lie, 1776-1777 -- Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead, 1777 -- The cat in gloves catches no mice, 1777-1778 -- There is no such thing as a little enemy, 1778 -- Admiration is the daughter of ignorance, 1778 -- Success has ruined many a man, 1779 -- Everyone has wisdom enough to manage the affairs of his neighbors, 1780 -- The sting of a reproach is the truth of it, 1780-1781 -- Those who in quarrels interpose may get bloody nose, 1782 -- The absent are never without fault, 1783 -- Creditors have better memories than debtors, 1784-1785.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zFrance.
651 0 $aFrance$xForeign relations$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1775-1783.
600 10 $aFranklin, Benjamin,$d1706-1790.
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