Author: Benjamin Franklin
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Published: 1965-01-01
Total Pages: 534
ISBN-13: 9780872206830
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToo 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.
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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.