David Franks

Colonial Merchant

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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David Franks, a colonial businessman in Philadelphia, was one of the most important figures in American Jewish history in the eighteenth century. This extensively researched biography illuminates not only Franks's personal dealings, but also his business life. Franks was involved with Indian trade, ship design and building, manufacturing, international trade, land speculation, westward exploration, and military provisioning. This volume follows Franks from his beginnings in a prominent Jewish family to his trials for treason and his exile in the postrevolutionary period, offering a unique portrait of a forgotten American.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-06-15
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt431 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieKeystone Books
Antal sidor288
FörlagPennsylvania State University Press
ISBN9780271030982

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ContentsForeword by William PencakPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1.David Franks, Arrested for Treason2.Family, Friends, and Associates3.Indian Affairs, Family Growth, and Supplying the Army 4.Commercial Adventures 5.Plumsted and Franks, Agents for the Contractors6.General Jeffrey Amherst and Colonel Henry Bouquet7.Major General Thomas Gage8.Franks, Inglis and Barkly, Agents for the Contractors9.Levy and Franks and Land Speculation Companies 10.A Time of Transition 11.Working Both Sides of the Street12.War and Financial Turmoil in Philadelphia 13.The Revenge of the Radicals 14.A Time of Trials 15.Exiles 16.The Final ChapterAppendix ALetters to the Editor Appendix BQuestions of Death and Burial Appendix C“Dear Mrs. Cad”: A Revolutionary War Letter of Rebecca FranksNotesBibliographyIndex

“Mark Abbott Stern’s well-written and extremely well-researched biography of Philadelphia merchant David Franks (1720–1793) ranks among the best works on early American Jews. It is also the finest study I know that clarifies the complicated story of army contracting during the French and Indian War and the bureaucratic intricacies of caring for prisoners of war during the American Revolution.”—William A. Pencak, The Pennsylvania State University