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100 1 $aMorgan, David T.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95027125
245 14 $aThe devious Dr. Franklin, colonial agent :$bBenjamin Franklin's years in London /$cDavid T. Morgan.
246 3 $aDevious Doctor Franklin
260 $aMacon, Ga. :$bMercer University Press,$c1996.
300 $axi, 273 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [257]-265) and index.
520 $aThe Devious Dr. Franklin focuses on Benjamin Franklin's fifteen-and-a-half-year career as a colonial agent in London, first for Pennsylvania and then for Pennsylvania, Georgia, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. During his years in London, Franklin became a seasoned lobbyist and gained the experience that enabled him to become America's first diplomat. But as a colonial agent he revealed himself to be a devious man who kept everyone guessing as to his true intentions.
520 8 $aAll of the acclaimed doctor's character flaws were clearly exhibited by him during the years he served in London as colonial agent. This is the only part of Franklin's career that has not been the focal point of an in-depth examination by historians. In this ground-breaking study, Morgan demonstrates that Benjamin Franklin knew well the value of a good public image and that the Doctor worked diligently to create and promote a favorable image, with both his contemporaries and posterity in mind.
600 10 $aFranklin, Benjamin,$d1706-1790.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79043402
650 0 $aColonial agents$zEngland$zLondon$vBiography.
650 0 $aStatesmen$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008111368
650 0 $aAmericans$zEngland$zLondon$vBiography.
600 10 $aFranklin, Benjamin,$d1706-1790$xHomes and haunts$zEngland$zLondon.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$yTo 1775.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140411
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zGreat Britain.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100124
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100252
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