This delightful book is a collection of incidental pieces that
reveal little-known aspects of the life and personality of Benjamin
Franklin. Written by the doyenne of Franklin scholars, it conveys
Franklin's humor, resiliency, courage, and intelligence, and his
faith in a better future.
The selections are based on Claude-Anne Lopez's research in the
treasure trove of nearly thirty thousand documents on Franklin
assembled at Yale University. They include a detailed refutation of
an anti-Semitic forgery attributed to Franklin and currently
circulating on the Internet; three mini-detective stories showing
Franklin on the fringes of the espionage world; discussions of
Franklin's efforts to outfit Washington's army and to choose the
first dinner set for the Foreign Service; and the tale of the
misadventures of a French utopian scheme he sponsored. The only
piece of fiction in the book is an imaginary party during which, on
the first anniversary of his death, six illustrious Frenchmen
discuss Franklin's influence on their country. Lopez has provided
brief personal introductions to each of the pieces, giving her
reasons for writing them and in the process threading the essays
together.
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