Mon Cher Papa: Franklin and the Ladies of Paris

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Yale University Press, 1990 M01 1 - 404 páginas
This engaging account of Franklin's years in Paris and his numerous friendships and romantic conquests there draws on letters written to and from Franklin. Widely praised when it was first published more than twenty years ago, the book provides intriguing insights into eighteenth-century France and the life and the character of America's first ambassador.

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Madame Brillons Suitor
29
3
55
Friends and Neighbors in Passy
123
La Comtesse dHoudetot
151
From Queen to Countess
179
From Bourgeoise to Beggar
207
20
258
Chronology of Franklins Dealings with France
335
Notes
357
Index
379
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