Benjamin
Franklin's Bastard by Sally Cabot
If you
like to read literary historical novels and want a really good read,
this ones for you.
Set in
the colonial times in Philadelphia it traces the early life of
Benjamin Franklin and the two of the many loves of his life plus the
son William born to him, the bastard of the title.It goes on to trace
out Benjamin's rise to fame and the conflict between his wife Deborah
and his son's mother Anne It is a well rounded book and shows the
different morals and social behavior of the times. It describes
Benjamin Franklin, the printer, inventor and politician of his time
and I found out all kinds of things about this very clever man that I
did not know before. It is not a dull and dusty tome but is extremely
readable and makes you feel empathy with all the characters in the
book. I shall look for other books by Sally Cabot. She is a fine
author.
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