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Making of a Patriot: Benjamin Franklin at the Cockpit
Making of a Patriot: Benjamin Franklin at the Cockpit
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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 L. Skemp presents an insightful, lively narrative that
goes beyond the traditional Franklin biography--and behind the common myths--to demonstrate how Franklin's ultimate decision to support the colonists was by no means a foregone conclusion. In fact, up until the Cockpit ordeal, he was steadfastly committed to achieving an accommodation of our
differences. The Making of a Patriot sheds light on the conspiratorial framework within which actors on both sides of the Atlantic moved toward revolution. It highlights how this event ultimately pitted Franklin against his son, suggesting that the Revolution was, in no small part, also a civil war.
Author: Sheila L. Skemp
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/15/2013
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780195386561
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 L. Skemp presents an insightful, lively narrative that
goes beyond the traditional Franklin biography--and behind the common myths--to demonstrate how Franklin's ultimate decision to support the colonists was by no means a foregone conclusion. In fact, up until the Cockpit ordeal, he was steadfastly committed to achieving an accommodation of our
differences. The Making of a Patriot sheds light on the conspiratorial framework within which actors on both sides of the Atlantic moved toward revolution. It highlights how this event ultimately pitted Franklin against his son, suggesting that the Revolution was, in no small part, also a civil war.
Author: Sheila L. Skemp
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/15/2013
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780195386561
About the Author
Sheila L. Skemp is the Clare Leslie Marquette Professor of American History at the University of Mississippi.
