The making of a patriot : Benjamin Franklin at the Cockpit /

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Author / Creator:	Skemp, Sheila L.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Critical Historical encounters Critical historical encounters.
Subject:	Franklin, Benjamin, -- 1706-1790. Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, -- Earl of, -- 1733-1805. Franklin, Benjamin, -- 1706-1790. Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, -- Earl of, -- 1733-1805. Royal Cockpit (Whitehall, London, England) Royal Cockpit (Whitehall, London, England) Statesmen -- United States -- Biography. War -- Causes. Statesmen. United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes. United States. Electronic books. Biographies. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11147871

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ISBN:	9780199930715 0199930716 9780195386578 0195386574 9780195386561 0195386566
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	On January 29, 1774, Benjamin Franklin was called to appear before the Privy Council--a select group of the King's advisors--in an octagonal-shaped room in Whitehall Palace known as the Cockpit. Spurred by jeers and applause from the audience in the Cockpit, Solicitor General Alexander Wedderburn unleashed a withering tirade against Franklin. Though Franklin entered the room as a dutiful servant of the British crown, he left as a budding American Revolutionary. In The Making of a Patriot, renowned Franklin historian Sheila Skemp presents a insightful, lively narrative that goes beyond the trad.
Other form:	Print version: Skemp, Sheila L. Making of a patriot. 1st ed. New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012 9780195386578

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