American Footprints in the Old Country England is dotted with both large and small tributes to American history and culture. No need to feel homesick here. Source: travel.nytimes.com
The Great Seduction The most rampant decadence today is financial [...]

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Franklin, the Lightning Rod Known Round the World Philip Dray explores the scientific accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin, who was celebrated for solving the age-old mystery of lightning. Source: www.nytimes.com
Nonfiction Chronicle New books by Philip Dray, Ray Moynihan [...]

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Benjamin Franklin Books Benjamin Franklin, who turns 300 this year, has received a fine birthday gift in these two volumes. Source: www.nytimes.com
Time Out of Mind The misguided notion that time is money actually costs us money. And [...]

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American Footprints in the Old Country England is dotted with both large and small tributes to American history and culture. No need to feel homesick here. Source: travel.nytimes.com
Franklin, the Lightning Rod Known Round the World Philip Dray [...]

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Nonfiction Chronicle New books by Philip Dray, Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels, John Hope Franklin and Loren Schweninger, Brian Murphy and Jesse Helms. Source: www.nytimes.com
American Footprints in the Old Country England is dotted with both large and [...]

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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. Source: www.nytimes.com
OBSERVATORY University of Bristol researchers Nigel R Franks and Tom Richardson [...]

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Shaking the Foundation of Faith Science, religion and the Cape Ann earthquake of 1755. Source: www.nytimes.com
Russian Princess Stands With Franklin as Comrade of the Enlightenment Ekaterina Dashkova, a Russian princess, was the first woman in the world [...]

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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. Source: www.nytimes.com
Knowing a Man (Ben Franklin), but Not Melons Benjamin Franklin is [...]

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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. Source: www.nytimes.com
Of Cannon Fire and Daylight Saving Time Conserving energy has always [...]

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Ben Franklin Took On France With Insouciant Diplomacy Stacy Schiff provides an impressively researched account of Franklin's critical mission to Paris to secure French support for the rebellious colonies. Source: www.nytimes.com
The Long Hot Summer and the More Perfect Union [...]

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