| Description |
212 pages ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-202) and index |
| Contents |
"A most awkward ridiculous appearance" -- "A man and not an angel" -- "Like a faithful pair of doves" -- "In the dark, all cats are grey" -- "Kisses in the wind" -- The ghost wife -- Home, but not in his heart -- "One continued state of suspense" -- "How I long to see you" -- "I desire that you may love me forever" -- "By the way, what did you do to that shoulder?" -- "Prudence is not your strongest point" -- "As long as we exist, you will not be abandoned" -- "We are apt to forget that we are grown old". |
| Summary |
"Poor Richard's women describes Deborah's common-law marriage to Ben Franklin and his romances with other women"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Relations with women.
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Franklin, Deborah Read Rogers, 1708-1774.
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Friends and associates.
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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Family.
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Man-woman relationships -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Mistresses -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.
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Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
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Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography.
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| Added Title |
Deborah Read Franklin and the other women behind the Founding Father |
| ISBN |
9780807011300 (hardcover) |
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