Description
This companion supplies a comprehensive survey of the life, work and legacy of Benjamin Franklin – the oldest, so much unique, and multifaceted of the founders.
- Includes contributions from across a spread of educational disciplines
- Combines traditional and state-of-the-art scholarship, from accomplished and emerging experts within the field
- Pays special attention to the American Revolution, the Enlightenment, journalism, colonial American society, and themes of race, class, and gender
- Places Franklin within the context of latest work in political theory, American Studies, American literature, subject matter culture studies, pop culture, and international relations