A great improvisation : [Text] Franklin, France, and the birth of America /
by Schiff, Stacy.
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BookPublisher: New York Henry Holt 2005Edition: 1st ed. Hardcover.Description: xvii, 489 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0805066330.Subject(s): Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | HS - Humanities | High school | United States -- Foreign relations -- France | France -- Foreign relations -- United States | United States -- Foreign relationsSummary: Presents a comprehensive study of Benjamin Franklin's eight-year mission to negotiate assistance from France to help finance America's war against England and examines his relationship with the French people and the monarchy and the impact he made upon society.
| Item type | Location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Book | NF 327.7304 S (Browse shelf) | Item withdrawn | H010635555 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-461) and index.
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Presents a comprehensive study of Benjamin Franklin's eight-year mission to negotiate assistance from France to help finance America's war against England and examines his relationship with the French people and the monarchy and the impact he made upon society.
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