by Michael Meyer
@meyerwriter
The 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.
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.
Interview with the Author
Michael Covel’s Trend Following
Ep. 1076: Michael Meyer Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio
5/15/22 45 min
History Unplugged
Benjamin Franklin – In the 200 Years After His Death – Funded New Businesses, Supported Boston and Philadelphia, and Play Pranks
4/28/22 40 min
The Avid Reader Show
Episode 651: Michael Meyer – Benjamin Franklin’s Last Bet: The Favorite Founder’s Divisive Death, Enduring Afterlife, and Blueprint for American Prosperity
4/18/22 59 min
Motley Fool Money
Ben Franklin: Founding Father of Microfinance and Open-Source Tech
10/2/22 27 min
Q&A
Michael Meyer, “Benjamin Franklin’s Last Bet”
4/3/22 59 min
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