Book Of Ages The Life And Opinions Of Jane Franklin Lepore by Lepore, Jill, 1966- Author instant download after payment.

xiv, 442 pages : 21 cm, \"From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians--a revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin's youngest sister, Jane, whose obscurity and poverty were matched only by her brother's fame and wealth but who, like him, was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. Making use of an astonishing cache of little-studied material, including documents, objects, and portraits only just discovered, Jill Lepore brings Jane Franklin to life in a way that illuminates not only this one extraordinary woman but an entire world\"--, Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-417) and index, Jane, 1537-1727 -- Her book, 1727-1757 -- Letters, 1758-1775 -- History, 1775-1793 -- Remains, 1794- -- Appendices. Methods and sources ; A Franklin genealogy ; A Jane genealogy ; A calendar of the letters ; The editorial hand of Jared Sparks ; Jane's library ; A map of Jane's Boston