Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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... become almost universally ac- cepted as his dominant trait , just as a zeal for making money has become the distinguishing mark - in the eyes of writers throughout the world - of the American national character . The sociologist Max ...
... become almost universally ac- cepted as his dominant trait , just as a zeal for making money has become the distinguishing mark - in the eyes of writers throughout the world - of the American national character . The sociologist Max ...
Page 50
... become a foremost scientist of that age , and it was a major factor in producing that special view of man , his needs , his rights and his works which has become so preci- ous an element in our American heritage . Franklin stands in the ...
... become a foremost scientist of that age , and it was a major factor in producing that special view of man , his needs , his rights and his works which has become so preci- ous an element in our American heritage . Franklin stands in the ...
Page 210
... become a kind of generic term rather than a description of his particular invention . His own account of the stove he invented , which follows , was published so that anyone who wished might construct one . Being more concerned with ...
... become a kind of generic term rather than a description of his particular invention . His own account of the stove he invented , which follows , was published so that anyone who wished might construct one . Being more concerned with ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
THE STYLE OF BEING AMERICAN | 225 |
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