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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Meyer, Michael J., 1972- author.     Subjects     Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Death and burial.     Legacies.     Endowments.     Working class -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.     Working class -- Massachusetts -- Boston.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Meyer, Michael J., 1972- author.       by title:      Benjamin Franklin's ...         MARC Display

Benjamin Franklin's last bet : the favorite founder's divisive death, enduring afterlife, and blueprint for American prosperity / Michael Meyer. by Meyer, Michael J., 1972- author. Boston : Mariner Books, [2022] Subjects Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Death and burial.   Legacies.   Endowments.   Working class -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.   Working class -- Massachusetts -- Boston. ISBN:  9781328568892 (hardcover) : 132856889X (hardcover) : Description:  xxiii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Edition:  First edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  "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 their careers. Each loan would be repaid with interest over ten years. If all went according to Franklin's inventive scheme, the accrued final payout in 1991 would be a windfall. In Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet, Michael Meyer traces the evolution of these twin funds as they age alongside America itself, bankrolling woodworkers and silversmiths, trade schools and space races. Over time, Franklin's wager was misused, neglected, and contested--but never wholly extinguished. With charm and inquisitive flair, Meyer shows how Franklin's stake in the "leather apron" class remains in play to this day, and offers an inspiring blueprint for prosperity in our modern era of growing wealth disparity and social divisions."-- Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 973.3092 Franklin Me Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua-Kona Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.3092 Franklin Me Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.3092 Franklin Me Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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