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100 1  Meyer, Michael,|d1972-|eauthor. 
245 10 Benjamin Franklin's last bet :|bthe favorite founder's 
       divisive death, enduring afterlife, and blueprint for 
       American prosperity /|cMichael Meyer. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 Boston :|bMariner Books,|c[2022] 
300    xxiii, 338 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-317) and 
       index. 
520    "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"--|cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Franklin, Benjamin,|d1706-1790|xDeath and burial. 
650  0 Legacies. 
650  0 Endowments. 
650  0 Working class|zPennsylvania|zPhiladelphia. 
650  0 Working class|zMassachusetts|zBoston.