Benjamin Franklin & Polly Baker: The History of a Literary Deception, Volume 17Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg, Va., 1960 - 193 pages Hall has made the first detailed investigation of Polly Baker. It leads through the exciting world of eighteenth-century journalism, literature, and statecraft. Ben Franklin occupies a position in the story second only to Polly Baker herself. Evident throughout is the tendency of people, even in an age of enlightenment, to believe what they see--provided they see it in print. Originally published in 1960. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. |
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... lived two brothers named Stoneclift who together weighed 980 pounds . We have no record of Paul Dudley's reaction to the ac- count of Polly's trial , but we may assume that the piece was read with interest and perhaps even with surprise ...
... lived two brothers named Stoneclift who together weighed 980 pounds . We have no record of Paul Dudley's reaction to the ac- count of Polly's trial , but we may assume that the piece was read with interest and perhaps even with surprise ...
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... lived on and on , horrified by the bloody turn of the events which he and his best - seller had helped set in motion . He finally died in poverty in 1796. But we have run ahead of our story and must go back to relate how Raynal learned ...
... lived on and on , horrified by the bloody turn of the events which he and his best - seller had helped set in motion . He finally died in poverty in 1796. But we have run ahead of our story and must go back to relate how Raynal learned ...
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... lived , was twenty - five years old when " William Smith " asserted that Polly Baker had married Paul Dudley of Roxbury ; but perhaps he did not live , for the church records of Sutton show that Samuel Dudley was the father of another ...
... lived , was twenty - five years old when " William Smith " asserted that Polly Baker had married Paul Dudley of Roxbury ; but perhaps he did not live , for the church records of Sutton show that Samuel Dudley was the father of another ...
Contents
Meet Miss Baker ä w | 16 |
Polly Bears Fifteen More ChildrenOr Does She? | 25 |
Polly and the Chief Justice of Massachusetts | 33 |
Copyright | |
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