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Book of ages : the life and opinions of Jane Franklin
Title:
Book of ages : the life and opinions of Jane Franklin
Author:
Lepore, Jill, 1966-
Personal Author:
Edition:
[Large print edition].
Publication Information:
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2014.

©2013
Physical Description:
815 pages (large print) : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 23 cm.
Summary:
Like her brother, Jane Franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Unlike him, she was a mother of twelve. Making use of an amazing cache of little-studied material, Jill Lepore brings Jane Franklin to life in a way that illuminates not only this one woman but an entire world -- a world usually lost to history. Jane's is one of the great untold stories of American history and letters: a life unknown.
General Note:
Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Language:
English
Contents:
Jane : 1537-1727 -- Her book : 1727-1757 -- Letters : 1758-1775 -- History : 1775-1793 -- Remains : 1794- -- Appendices. Methods and sources ; A Franklin genealogy ; A Jane genealogy ; A calendar of the letters ; The editorial hand of Jared Sparks ; Jane's library ; A map of Jane's Boston.
ISBN:
9781410466143
Format :
Book