Book of ages
Subtitle: the life and opinions of Jane Franklin
By: Jill Lepore
Edition: First Edition.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9780307958341
Subjects: Social conditions; Biography; Women
Description: A revelatory portrait of Benjamin Franklin's youngest sister and a wholly different account of the founding of the United States.
Notes: "This is a Borzoi Book"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-417) and index.
Table of contents: title: Jane : 1537-1727; title: Her book : 1727-1757; title: Letters : 1758-1775; title: History : 1775-1793; title: Remains : 1794-; title: Appendices. Methods and sources ; A Franklin genealogy ; A Jane genealogy ; A calendar of the letters ; The editorial hand of Jared Sparks ; Jane's library ; A map of Jane's Boston.