David Freeman Hawke (1924–1999)
Auteur van Everyday Life in Early America
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Werken van David Freeman Hawke
A Transaction of Free Men: The Birth and Course of the Declaration of Independence (1964) 23 exemplaren
The Book of Job: God Didn't Do It 2 exemplaren
Benjamin Rush, revolutionary gadfly 1 exemplaar
Herndon's Lincoln 1 exemplaar
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- Geboortedatum
- 1924
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1999-06-20
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Madison, Connecticut, USA
- Opleiding
- Swarthmore College
University of Wisconsin
University of Pennsylvania - Beroepen
- professor emeritus
historian - Organisaties
- City University of New York (Lehman College)
Pace University
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Franklin door David Freeman Hawke
I don't know if I could've suffered through the 10 years of politics in England had I not been listening to an audio book. Other than that though, Franklin is a compelling story of the complex man that was Benjamin Franklin. A founding father of America and polymath, Franklin tries to show all aspects of the great man and display his vast knowledge in science, politics and literature.
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Interesting at times, however there are many small chapters and the the various subjects of them are covered in a fairly cursory way. Still, a good overview of the changes to technology during this period.
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jztemple | 3 andere besprekingen | Dec 12, 2012 |
jztemple | 3 andere besprekingen | Dec 12, 2012 | 
A very well put together tale. The author uses the original diaries of the men on the expedition to put together a gripping account of the journey up the Big Muddy. The language is lively and interesting, even in the places where long selections of diaries are quoted - the author went to some trouble to make the quotes as seamless as possible with the the rest of the text. My only complaint is the layout of the book - I would have liked to see more maps and fewer copies of contemporaneous drawings and etchings.… (meer)
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