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Poor Richard's women : Deborah Read Franklin and the other women behind the Founding Father / Nancy Rubin Stuart.

Stuart, Nancy Rubin, 1944- (author.).

Summary:

"Poor Richard's women describes Deborah's common-law marriage to Ben Franklin and his romances with other women"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780807011300
Physical Description: 212 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-202) and index (pages 203-212).

Formatted Contents Note:

"A most awkward ridiculous appearance" -- "A man and not an angel" -- "Like a faithful pair of doves" -- "In the dark, all cats are grey" -- "Kisses in the wind" -- The ghost wife -- Home, but not in his heart -- "One continued state of suspense" -- "How i long to see you" -- "I desire that you may love me forever" -- "By the way, what did you do to that shoulder?" -- "Prudence is not your strongest point" -- "As long as we exist, you will not be abandoned" -- "We are apt to forget that we are grown old".