Professor Reveals Discovery Of Copies Of Benjamin Franklin Letters

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Thu, 04/23/2009 - 8:23pm

The UC San Diego political scientist stumbled upon the documents in London in 2007. He says they add nuance to the understanding of the founding father's skill as a negotiator and his role as a military strategist. Alan Houston, a political science professor at UC San Diego, had come to the end of a trip to London to research a book about Benjamin Franklin.

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