Benjamin Franklin, swimmer : an illustrated history /

Benjamin Franklin, swimmer : an illustrated history /

This is the first book that focuses on Benjamin Franklin as a swimmer. Franklin thought swimming a valuable activity and swam whenever he could wherever he was. We can see Franklin's personality emerge through the lens of swimming, which offered him entrée into London society as a young man. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pomeroy, Sarah B. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society Press, [2021?].
Series:Transactions of the American Philosophical Society ; volume 110, part 1.
Subjects:
Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790.
Bache, Benjamin Franklin, > 1801-1881 > Family.
Swimmers > United States > Biography.
Swimming > History > 18th century.

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