The Long Hot Summer and the More Perfect Union In his book about the framers of the Constitution, Mr. Stewart has done a nimble job of retelling a familiar story. Source: www.nytimes.com
Shaking the Foundation of Faith Science, [...]

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Knowing a Man (Ben Franklin), but Not Melons Benjamin Franklin is celebrated for being both a pragmatist and visionary in two new shows in Philadelphia and Washington. Source: www.nytimes.com
Russian Princess Stands With Franklin as Comrade of the Enlightenment [...]

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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
Russian Princess Stands With Franklin as Comrade of the Enlightenment Ekaterina Dashkova, a [...]

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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
Count Us Frankophiles for 300 Years A [...]

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The Long Hot Summer and the More Perfect Union In his book about the framers of the Constitution, Mr. Stewart has done a nimble job of retelling a familiar story. Source: www.nytimes.com
Franklin, the Lightning Rod Known Round the World [...]

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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
Ben Franklin Took On France With Insouciant Diplomacy Stacy Schiff provides an impressively [...]

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BOOKS OF THE TIMES; 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
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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
BOOKS OF THE TIMES; The Long Hot Summer And the More Perfect Union [...]

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Shaking the Foundation of Faith Science, religion and the Cape Ann earthquake of 1755. Source: www.nytimes.com
OBSERVATORY University of Bristol researchers Nigel R Franks and Tom Richardson lead study on learning behaviors of ants; research, which is published [...]

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NYC; Count Us Frankophiles For 300 Years A real hero for Presidents' Day: Benjamin Franklin, an American giant who just turned 300. Source: select.nytimes.com
NONFICTION CHRONICLE New books by Philip Dray, Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels, John Hope [...]

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