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Book of ages the life and opinions of Jane Franklin

A revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin's youngest sister and a wholly different account of the founding of the United States.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lepore, Jill, 1966- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Edition:	First Edition.
Subjects:	Mecom, Jane, > 1712-1794. Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790. Women > United States > Social conditions > 18th century. Boston (Mass.) > Biography.
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Summary:	A revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin's youngest sister and a wholly different account of the founding of the United States.
Physical Description:	xiv, 442 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-417) and index.
ISBN:	9780307958341 0307958345
Author Notes:	Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper '41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at The New Yorker. She has written several books including Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin, The Whites of Their Eyes: The Tea Party's Revolution and the Battle over American History, The Secret History of Wonder Woman, Joe Gould's Teeth, and These Truths: A History of the United States. (Bowker Author Biography)