History's Locomotives: Revolutions and the Making of the Modern WorldYale University Press, 1. jaan 2006 - 384 pages This engaging book reveals Benjamin Franklin's human side, his tastes and habits, his enthusiasms, and his devotion to democracy and the people of the United States. Three hundred years after his birth, we may remember Franklin's famous autobiography, or his status as framer of the Declaration of Independence, or perhaps his sage advice on diligence and thrift. But historian Edmund Morgan invites us to meet the man himself, an ordinary, sociable, good-natured human being with boundless curiosity about the natural world and a vision of what America could be. Drawing on life-long research in the vast Franklin archives, Morgan assembles lesser-known writings that offer insights into this founding father's thinking. The book is organized around three major themes, each with an introduction. The first section includes journal excerpts and letters revealing Franklin's personal tastes and habits. The second is devoted to Franklin's inexhaustible intellectual energy and his scientific discoveries. The third chronicles his devotion to serving the people who became the United States, and to his democratic vision of their independent future. Franklin's humanity and genius have never seemed more real than in the pages of this appealing anthology. |
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... became what historians later called “ absolute " monarchies , and which after 1789 everyone called anciens régimes . The feudal origin of these state forms is of paramount importance because feu- dal relationships everywhere mean a ...
... became what historians later called “ absolute " monarchies , and which after 1789 everyone called anciens régimes . The feudal origin of these state forms is of paramount importance because feu- dal relationships everywhere mean a ...
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... became known as " the left . " d . Then came the turning point of 1830–1848 . Since the French Revolu- tion failed to complete its task of human emancipation , after the July overturn of 1830 its more radical heirs took to anticipating ...
... became known as " the left . " d . Then came the turning point of 1830–1848 . Since the French Revolu- tion failed to complete its task of human emancipation , after the July overturn of 1830 its more radical heirs took to anticipating ...
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... became a problem in social history . After two centuries of inconclusive pursuit of both approaches , it has now become clear that revo- lution must in the first instance also be considered a problem in the history of ideas . This is ...
... became a problem in social history . After two centuries of inconclusive pursuit of both approaches , it has now become clear that revo- lution must in the first instance also be considered a problem in the history of ideas . This is ...
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... became fully itself only in the Renaissance and Reformation . To be sure , it was not until the sixteenth century that Europe thrust itself outward to eventual 4 hegemony over the planet. But this feat would have been 12 Historic Europe.
... became fully itself only in the Renaissance and Reformation . To be sure , it was not until the sixteenth century that Europe thrust itself outward to eventual 4 hegemony over the planet. But this feat would have been 12 Historic Europe.
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... became increasingly active from 1100 onward, culminating in 1240 with the arrival of the Mongols. 9 And no military force anywhere in the settled world was capable of resisting them. If the Latin West was spared, it was because the ...
... became increasingly active from 1100 onward, culminating in 1240 with the arrival of the Mongols. 9 And no military force anywhere in the settled world was capable of resisting them. If the Latin West was spared, it was because the ...
Contents
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Part II Classic Atlantic Revolutions | 131 |
Part III The Quest for Socialist Revolution | 213 |
Conclusion and Epilogue | 279 |
Whats in a Name? | 287 |
Appendix II High Social Science and Staseology | 302 |
Notes | 317 |
Index | 343 |
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