'A Great Improvisation': Our Man in Paris
In a biography of Benjamin Franklin, Stacy Schiff focuses on his eight years as a diplomatic charmer in France.
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Count Us Frankophiles for 300 Years
A real hero for Presidents' Day: Benjamin Franklin, an American giant who just turned 300.
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Dr. Johnson's Revolution
Samuel Johnson's dictionary remains an invaluable guide to what our founders had in mind when they set the democratic experiment in motion.
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Russian Princess Stands With Franklin as Comrade of the Enlightenment
Ekaterina Dashkova, a Russian princess, was the first woman in the world to head a national academy of sciences. It is a rarity to this day.
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