Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American TraditionBobbs-Merrill, 1953 - 320 pages |
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Page 178
... hospital in America . Franklin wrote in later life that he did " not remember any of my political ma- noeuvres , the success of which gave me at the time more pleasure " or that “ in after - thinking of it , I more easily ex- cused ...
... hospital in America . Franklin wrote in later life that he did " not remember any of my political ma- noeuvres , the success of which gave me at the time more pleasure " or that “ in after - thinking of it , I more easily ex- cused ...
Page 179
... hospital afford better and cleaner sur- roundings , more conducive to recovery , than a private home , but the cost of hospital care was only one tenth of similar care in " private lodgings . " Presenting the record of the new ...
... hospital afford better and cleaner sur- roundings , more conducive to recovery , than a private home , but the cost of hospital care was only one tenth of similar care in " private lodgings . " Presenting the record of the new ...
Page 318
... hospital , quoted , 180- 181 ; constitutional revision , Franklin on , 232-238 ; taxes paid on colony , 262-263 ; dis- bursements in French and Indian War , 263 ; charter , reservation re levying of taxes by Parliament , 266 ...
... hospital , quoted , 180- 181 ; constitutional revision , Franklin on , 232-238 ; taxes paid on colony , 262-263 ; dis- bursements in French and Indian War , 263 ; charter , reservation re levying of taxes by Parliament , 266 ...
Contents
PAGE | 27 |
INVENTIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF SCIENCE | 189 |
THE STYLE OF BEING AMERICAN | 225 |
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