The Princess and The Patriot

Ekaterina Dashkova, Benjamin Franklin, and the Age of Enlightenment.
Published by the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, 2006.
Sue Ann Prince, Editor. In 1783 Princess Dashkova was appointed director of Russia's Imperial Academy of Arts & Sciences. Recently she had met another fascinating personality of the Enlightenment - Benjamin Franklin, foundnig president of America's first scientific academy, the American Philosophical Society. The challenges of living according to the newest ideals of the enlightened age are explored here.
Paperback, 129 pages with Index.