Bolt of Fate Benjamin Franklin and His Fabulous Kite

Name: Bolt of Fate Benjamin Franklin and His Fabulous Kite
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ISBN: 9781586482947

ISBN-10: 1586482947

ISBN-13: 9781586482947

Edition: N/A

Authors: 'Tom' Tucker

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Benjamin Franklin flying his electric kite is one of the most celebrated images from any of the Founding Father's lives. But what if the kite experiment simply never happened? In Bolt of Fate Tom Tucker argues convincingly that the kite did not exist, that its absence goes to the heart of who Franklin was, and tells a wonderful story about Franklin's life and the science and history of the era. As Tucker shows, Franklin's kite fable would even be crucial in helping the Americans win their Revolution. Book jacket.

Book details

List price: $21.99
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 3/16/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Author's Note


Prologue



The Hand



Almanack-Writer



The Party Begins



The Equipment



The Genius of Nations



Universal Cure



Sunday



The Virtuoso



Among Gentlemen



Night Benjamin



Ivy-Girls and Holly-Boys



Deadly Box



The Crusaders



Marly



Lightning



Citizen of the World



The Kite



Death at St. Petersburg



Making Amends



Franklin's Point



The Tally



Household God



The Making



Bolt of Fate



Checkmate


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Index