Smith, Jeffery A.

Franklin and Bache : Envisioning the Enlightened Republic. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (233 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Pursuit of the Common Good -- PART ONE. Benjamin Franklin and the Foundations of Enlightenment Republicanism -- 2. The Science of Doing Good -- 3. Educating the Enlightened Child -- 4. Making the Republican Citizen -- PART TWO. Benjamin Franklin Bache and the Rise of Jeffersonian Journalism -- 5. Newspapers for the New Nation -- 6. World Revolution and American Reform -- 7. Defending the Democrats -- 8. Conclusion: Finding the Future -- Notes -- A Note on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.

Regarded by Thomas Jeffferson as "the greatest man" of the age, Benjamin Franklin was a principal force in developing the egalitarian philosophy that Jefferson came to represent. Franklin impressed his ideals on his grandson, Benjamin Franklin Bache, who became Jefferson's most militant journalistic ally in the fierce ideological confrontations of the 1790s. In this dual biography, Smith examines the lives and careers of these two influential figures.

9780195363500


Journalists--United States--Biography.


Electronic books.

E302.6.B14S65 1990

973.3