{"product_id":"benjamin-franklins-last-bet-9780063268562","title":"Benjamin Franklins Last Bet","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe incredible story of Benjamin Franklin’s parting gift to the working-class people of Boston and Philadelphia—a deathbed wager that captures the Founder’s American Dream and his lessons for our current, conflicted age.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenjamin 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBenjamin Franklin’s Last Bet\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 w\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524313424215,"sku":"9780063268562","price":17.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780063268562.jpg?v=1731856293","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/benjamin-franklins-last-bet-9780063268562","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}