Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet - by Michael Meyer

Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet is a fascinating and unique book that explores the incredible story of Benjamin Franklin's final 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.

This book provides an engrossing look at a lesser-known aspect of Benjamin Franklin's legacy, tracing the evolution of two twin funds as they age alongside America itself, bankrolling woodworkers and silversmiths, trade schools and space races.

Despite being misused, neglected, and contested over time, Franklin's wager remains in play to this day, offering an inspiring blueprint for prosperity in our modern era of growing wealth disparity and social divisions.

With charm and inquisitive flair, the author shows how Franklin's stake in the "leather-apron" class remains relevant and offers a unique and entrancing investigation into the life and legacy of one of America's most iconic figures.