| Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin Contributor(s): Lepore, Jill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307948838 ISBN-13: 9780307948830 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.25" W x 8.01" (0.95 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARNPR - Time Magazine - The Washington Post - Entertainment Weekly - The Boston Globe A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians--a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin's youngest sister, Jane, whose obscurity and poverty were matched only by her brother's fame and wealth but who, like him, was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Making use of an astonishing cache of little-studied material, including documents, objects, and portraits only just discovered, Jill Lepore brings Jane Franklin to life in a way that illuminates not only this one extraordinary woman but an entire world. |