Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface IX
4. Acknowledgments XIII
5. Prologue: The Modern Enemies XV
6. i. The Friends of Benjamin Franklin 1
7. 2. Making Enemies 22
8. 3. The Irrational Mr. Franklin 55
9. 4. The Triumph of the Enemies 77
10. 5. An Old Friend Becomes an Enemy 115
11. 6. "Wedderburnes in France": Arthur Lee and Ralph Izard 139
12. 7. John Adams 171
13. Epilogue: No Love for Franklin s Enemies 203
14. Abbreviations and Short Titles 215
15. Notes 217
16. Index 243