Benjamin Franklin's last bet : the favorite founder's divisive death, enduring afterlife, and blueprint for American prosperity /

"Benjamin Franklin was not a gambling man. But at the end of his illustrious life, the Founder allowed himself a final wager on the survival of the United States: a gift of two thousand pounds to Boston and Philadelphia, to be lent out to tradesmen over the next two centuries to jump-start thei...

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Main Author:	Meyer, Michael, 1972- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Mariner Books, [2022]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790 > Death and burial. Franklin, Benjamin, > 1706-1790. Legacies. Endowments. Working class > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia. Working class > Massachusetts > Boston. Foundations Fondations. Travailleurs > Pennsylvanie > Philadelphie. Travailleurs > Massachusetts > Boston. foundations (organizations) Working class. Pennsylvania > Philadelphia. Massachusetts > Boston. Biography Biographies.

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