Mon Cher Papa: Franklin and the Ladies of ParisThis engaging account of Franklin's years in Paris and his numerous friendships and romantic conquests there draws on letters written to and from Franklin. Widely praised when it was first published more than twenty years ago, the book provides intriguing insights into eighteenth-century France and the life and the character of America's first ambassador. |
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| Title | Mon Cher Papa: Franklin and the Ladies of Paris |
| Author | Claude-Anne Lopez |
| Edition | unabridged |
| Publisher | Yale University Press, 1990 |
| ISBN | 0300047584, 9780300047585 |
| Length | 404 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General Social Science / General Social Science / Women's Studies |
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