Poor Richard's Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Found

Description: Poor Richard's Women by Nancy Rubin Stuart Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description "Poor Richards women describes Deborahs common-law marriage to Ben Franklin and his romances with other women"-- Publisher Description A vivid portrait of the women who loved, nurtured, and defended Americas famous scientist and founding father."An engrossing look at the human side of Benjamin Franklin . . . Using a post-feminist lens thats critical of gender essentialism, Stuart rescues these women from obscurity . . . This is a terrific read- poignant, provocative, and probing."-Library Journal, Starred ReviewA vivid portrait of the women who loved, nurtured, and defended Americas famous scientist and founding father.Everyone knows Benjamin Franklin-the thrifty inventor-statesman of the Revolutionary era-but not about his love life. Poor Richards Women reveals the long-neglected voices of the women Ben loved and lost during his lifelong struggle between passion and prudence. The most prominent among them was Deborah Read Franklin, his common-law wife and partner for 44 years. Long dismissed by historians, she was an independent, politically savvy woman and devoted wife who raised their children, managed his finances, and fought off angry mobs at gunpoint while he traipsed about England.Weaving detailed historical research with emotional intensity and personal testimony, Nancy Rubin Stuart traces Deborahs life and those of Bens other romantic attachments through their personal correspondence. We are introduced to Margaret Stevenson, the widowed landlady who managed Bens life in London; Catherine Ray, the 23-year-old New Englander with whom he traveled overnight and later exchanged passionate letters; Madame Brillon, the beautiful French musician who flirted shamelessly with him, and the witty Madame Helvetius, who befriended the philosophes of pre-Revolutionary France and brought Ben to his knees.What emerges from Stuarts pen is a colorful and poignant portrait of women in the age of revolution. Set two centuries before the rise of feminism, Poor Richards Women depicts the feisty, often-forgotten women dear to Bens heart who, despite obstacles, achieved an independence rarely enjoyed by their peers in that era. Author Biography Nancy Rubin Stuart is an award-winning author and journalist whose eight nonfiction books focus upon women and social history. Her most recently published works include Defiant Brides- The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married and The Muse of the Revolution- The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation. A former journalist, Stuart has written for the New York Times, Huffington Post, the New England Quarterly, and national magazines. She serves as executive director of the Cape Cod Writers Center. Connect with her at nancyrubinstuart.com. Details ISBN 0807011304 ISBN-13 9780807011300 Title Poor Richard's Women Author Nancy Rubin Stuart Format Hardcover Year 2022 Pages 240 Publisher Beacon Press GE_Item_ID:141725777; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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