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David Franks, a colonial businessman from 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 one of America's forgotten patriots.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: David Franks
• Subtitle: Colonial Merchant
• Author: Mark Abbott Stern
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• EAN: 9780271030982
• ISBN: 0271030984
• ID: 04564281
• Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
• Weight: 431 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. January 2010

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