A Little Revenge: Benjamin Franklin and His Son

ISBN-10
0316733644
ISBN-13
9780316733649
Category
American loyalists
Pages
558
Language
English
Published
1984
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
Author
Willard Sterne Randall

Description

Reveals the stormy and vengeful relationship between Ben Franklin and his illegitimate only son, William, who served as royal governor of New Jersey, and presents a new dimension to this great American figure

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