Book of ages by jill lepore

The life and opinions of jane franklin 20 is a biography of the eighteenthcentury figure jane franklin mecom by american historian jill lepore. Lepore s life of jane franklin, with its strikingly original vantage on her remarkable brother, is at once a wholly different account of the. Book of ages the life and opinions of jane franklin book. The life and opinions of jane franklin, jill lepore challenges the preeminence of the great man in historical and biographical writing. A history of the united states, book of ages and many more. Author interview jill lepore, author of book of ages bookpage. Making use of an astonishing cache of littlestudied material, including documents, objects, and portraits only just discovered, jill lepore. The life and opinions of jane franklin lepore, jill isbn.

She lyrically describes this register of births and deaths jane kept for her. From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of benjamin franklins youngest sister and a history of history itself. From one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of benjamin franklin s youngest sister and a history of history itself. Book of ages is the name of lepores extraordinary new book about jane franklin, but to call it simply a biography would be like calling bens. In the remarkable book of ages, harvard professor and new yorker staff writer jill lepore examines the life of jane franklin mecom. Like her older brother, benjamin, jane franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and a shrewd political observer. Jill lepore is the david woods kemper 41 professor of american history at harvard university and a staff writer at the new more about jill lepore.

Benjamin franklin, who wrote more letters to his sister than he wrote. A biography of jane franklin, benjamins sister, it is simultaneously a fascinating look at early america, a meditation on one remarkable mind by another, and, implicitly, a biography of all the other janeshistorys anonymous and overlooked women. The end product is thrillingan example of how a gifted scholar and writer can lift the obscure out of silence. Book of ages the life and opinions of jane franklin by jill lepore knopf. Her books include new york burning, a finalist for the pulitzer prize. She brilliantly excavates the life of jane franklin, youngest sister of benjamin, mother of twelve, wife of a bad man or a mad man, and an avid reader whenever she could forgo housework. Historian lepore the mansion of happiness, who has a knack for crafting a beautiful, inventive, and accessible story, has delicately and creatively pieced together a biography of jane franklin, despite a lack of surviving letters jane wrote little else, except for a small handstitched book in which she recorded the births and deaths of her. Woolf makes an early appearance in jill lepores masterful biography, book of ages. The life and opinions of jane franklin by jill lepore alfred a. Sep 29, 20 the titular book of ages does little to fill in the gap. Oct 05, 20 so we learn in book of ages, an astonishing, if necessarily sketchy, biography of jane franklin 171294 by jill lepore, a harvard university history professor and new yorker staff writer. Jill lepore is the david woods kemper 41 professor of american history at harvard university and a staff writer at the new yorker.

In so doing, lepore enriches our sense of everyday life and relationships and conversational styles in colonial. Making use of an astonishing cache of littlestudied material, including documents, objects, and portraits only just discovered, jill lepore brings jane franklin to. Book of ages is the name of lepore s extraordinary new book about jane franklin, but to. Knopf all there is to know about edward mecom is a scant paper trail of failure furniture. Discover book of ages as its meant to be heard, narrated by robin miles. Taylor, the washington times go read jill lepore s book of ages. Although this is lepores first book of womens history, her. Though the book purports to be mostly about jane franklin mecom its more about her brother benjamin and the. Historian jill lepore pieces together the life of ben franklins sister jane and in doing so not only reveals the life of a fascinating ordinary 18thcentury woman who happened to be the beloved little sister of a founding father, but also demonstrates her own prodigious skills as an historian. John demos and jill lepore are among the bestknown narrative. Book of ages on apple books apple books apple apple. Jill lepore born august 27, 1966 citation needed is an american historian. Making use of an amazing cache of little studied material, including documents, objects, and portraits only.

Oct 04, 20 jill lepore is not simply an historian or a literary essayist or a social philosopher although she is an exceptional practitioner of all three. Oct 10, 20 book of ages is the name of lepores extraordinary new book about jane franklin, but to call it simply a biography would be like calling bens experiments with electricity mere kite flying. The life and opinions of jane franklin by jill lepore 3. Deftly combines biography and cultural history to trace the entwined stories of marston, wonder woman, and 20thcentury feminism. She is the david woods kemper 41 professor of american history at harvard university and a staff writer at the new yorker, where she has contributed since 2005. This is not a negative and it is not because of a lack of research effort on author jill lepores part. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read book of ages. Author interview jill lepore, author of book of ages. Shes particularly skillful at showing the subtle process by which personal details migrate from life into art. The life and opinions of jane franklin jill lepore. Like her brother, jane franklin was a passionate reader, a gifted writer, and an astonishingly shrewd political commentator. The youngest sister of the inventor and politician benjamin franklin, jane franklin was his closest confidant. The most effective parts of the book explicitly contrast the lives of brother and sister. A revelatory portrait of benjamin franklins youngest sister and a wholly different account of the founding of the united states.

Author jill lepore joins me from a studio in cambridge. Npr books a new york times and washington post notable book of the year in the most ambitious onevolume american history in decades, awardwinning historian jill lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation. My church book club, page turners, continues to stretch my reading habits. Books by jill lepore author of the secret history of wonder. It is a small, homemade book of 16 stitchedtogether pages in which jane recorded only the familys birth dates and death dates, adding. National book award finalist from one of our most accomplished and widely admired historians, a revelatory portrait of b. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up.

The life and opinions of jane franklin ebook written by jill lepore. The life and opinions of jane franklin by jill lepore 2014, trade paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Book of ages book multnomah county library bibliocommons. Jill lepore interweaves her research on jane franklin, ben.

Apr 25, 2014 jacob riis coopted it to highlight the gap between the tenements and townhouses in late nineteenth century new york, while jill lepore uses franklins saying as the epigraph to her work focused on the founding fathers sister, titled book of ages. Book of ages ebook by jill lepore 9780307958358 rakuten. Aside from janes book of ages, and notes she made in books she read, this is. The life and opinions of jane franklin, which was a finalist for the 20 national book award for nonfiction. The first, of course, is to tell the story of janes life. Lepore a professor of american history at harvard, a new yorker writer, and the author of book of ages is an endlessly energetic and knowledgeable guide to the fascinating backstory of wonder woman.

Largely uneducated, poor, married to a man who likely suffered from mental illness, jenny nonetheless remained close with her famous brother throughout their lives. Oct 02, 20 jill lepore talked about her book, book of ages. Jill lepore brings jane franklin to life in a way that illuminates not only this one woman but an entire world a world usually lost to history. Book of ages is a wonderfully honest book, leaving nothing off of the story of jane and benjamins childhood friendship, youth, and diverging paths as each eventually married and became adults. The life and opinions of jane franklin by jill lepore 20, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The life and opinions of jane franklin, in which she recalls the life of benjamin franklins.

Oct 20, 20 and she muses at length about janes book of ages, the document that supplies lepores own volume with its title. In so doing, lepore enriches our sense of everyday life and relationships and conversational styles in colonial america. Making use of an astonishing cache of littlestudied material, including documents, objects, and portraits. The life and opinions of jane franklin, her observations about womens history motivating its project of recoveryand repair. The life and opinions of jane franklin, she proves to be something more fabulous. The life and opinions of jane franklin by jill lepore. The second is to describe and analyze an historians methods, how to dig into a persons past when few documents are available.

Book of ages by jill lepore tredyffrin township libraries. Book of ages is the name of lepores extraordinary new book about jane franklin, but to call it simply a biography would be like calling bens experiments with electricity mere kite flying. Publication date 20 topics mecom, jane, 17121794, franklin, benjamin, 1706. Jill lepore, harvard history professor and prolific essayist. This is a story of many janes, stretching in time from the nine days queen. Jul 24, 20 national book award finalist one of the best books of the year npr time magazine the washington post entertainment weekly. Apr 18, 2016 deftly combines biography and cultural history to trace the entwined stories of marston, wonder woman, and 20thcentury feminism. Book of ages was a 20 national book award finalist in the nonfiction category. Though the book purports to be mostly about jane franklin mecom its more about her brother benjamin and the history of the time they lived in. The life and opinions of jane franklin by jill lepore knopf. The life and opinions of jane franklin, in which she recalls the life of benjamin franklin s youngest sister, jane franklin.

The life and opinions of jane franklin virginia woolf, writing a room of ones own, invented a sister for shakespeare. Read book of ages the life and opinions of jane franklin by jill lepore available from rakuten kobo. Jan 01, 20 book of ages is history at its most enjoyable. She writes about american history, law, literature, and politics.