Benjamin and William Franklin: Father and Son, Patriot and Loyalist
- ISBN-10
- 0312086172
- ISBN-13
- 9780312086176
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 205
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994-03-15
- Publisher
- Bedford/St. Martin's
- Author
- Sheila L. Skemp
Description
The American Revolution was a civil war as well as a war for independence. The experience of Benjamin Franklin and his son, William, royal governor of New Jersey, reveals America's internal struggle over the question of loyalty to England. A collection of letters accompanies Sheila Skemp's narrative of the two men, bonded by blood, divided by political cause.
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