How Long to Read Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet

How Long Does it Take to Read Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet?

It takes the average reader 7 hours to read Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet by Michael Meyer

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

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. 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. With charm and inquisitive flair, Meyer shows how Franklin’s stake in the “leather-apron” class remains in play to this day, and offers an inspiring blueprint for prosperity in our modern era of growing wealth disparity and social divisions.

How long is Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet?

Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet by Michael Meyer is 414 pages long, and a total of 105,156 words.

This makes it 140% the length of the average book. It also has 129% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 34 minutes to read Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet aloud.

What Reading Level is Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet?

Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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