David Freeman Hawke (1924–1999)
Autore di Everyday Life in Early America
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1924
- Data di morte
- 1999-06-20
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Madison, Connecticut, USA
- Istruzione
- Swarthmore College
University of Wisconsin
University of Pennsylvania - Attività lavorative
- professor emeritus
historian - Organizzazioni
- City University of New York (Lehman College)
Pace University
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Franklin di David Freeman Hawke
I don't know if I could've suffered through the 10 years of politics in England had I not been listening to an audio book. Other than that though, Franklin is a compelling story of the complex man that was Benjamin Franklin. A founding father of America and polymath, Franklin tries to show all aspects of the great man and display his vast knowledge in science, politics and literature.
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Interesting at times, however there are many small chapters and the the various subjects of them are covered in a fairly cursory way. Still, a good overview of the changes to technology during this period.
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jztemple | 3 altre recensioni | Dec 12, 2012 |
jztemple | 3 altre recensioni | Dec 12, 2012 | 
A very well put together tale. The author uses the original diaries of the men on the expedition to put together a gripping account of the journey up the Big Muddy. The language is lively and interesting, even in the places where long selections of diaries are quoted - the author went to some trouble to make the quotes as seamless as possible with the the rest of the text. My only complaint is the layout of the book - I would have liked to see more maps and fewer copies of contemporaneous drawings and etchings.… (altro)
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- Opere
- 18
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 1,037
- Popolarità
- #24,831
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 9
- ISBN
- 36