The Political Thought of Benjamin Franklin
| Author | : Benjamin Franklin |
| Publisher | : Hackett Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 534 |
| Release | : 1965-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0872206831 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780872206830 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (830 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Political Thought of Benjamin Franklin by : Benjamin Franklin
Download or read book The Political Thought of Benjamin Franklin written by Benjamin Franklin and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 1965-01-01 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too often dismissed as the least philosophic of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin had a deep and lasting impact on the shape of American political thought. In this substantial collection of Franklin's letters, essays, and lesser-known papers, Ralph Ketcham traces the development of Franklin's practical-and distinctly American-political thought from his earliest Silence Dogood essays to his final writings on the Constitution and The Evils of the Slave Trade.
