The Franklin Affair: A NovelRandom House Publishing Group, 26.04.2005 - 224 Seiten BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jim Lehrer's Tension City. “Three may keep a secret if two of ’em are dead.” –Poor Richard’s Almanack[pg. 27 of mss] R Taylor arrives in Philadelphia for the funeral of his longtime friend Dr. Wally Rush with a heavy heart. Not only has the world lost one of its preeminent, Pulitzer Prize—winning American Revolution historians, but R has lost his mentor, the man who led him to devote his life’s work to the study of “The First American,” Benjamin Franklin. The bond between them was sealed when R did Wally a favor that could never be revealed. But Wally saved one final secret for R, disclosed in a letter conveyed by the will’s executor. Written in the slow, painful script of the professor’s last days, the note delivers an incredible bombshell. Wally, it seems, had stumbled upon twelve handwritten pages in a code commonly used by spies during the revolutionary war. The pages refer to George Washington, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison, and level a shocking charge–that Benjamin Franklin committed a heinous crime. Wally, not wanting to foul the image of his lifelong hero, had kept this monumental secret until his death. But as R races to unravel the mystery, he faces an onslaught of obstacles. Vicious blackmail, a threat of sabotage against his own career, and grave personal doubts threaten to overtake R as he struggles with a discovery that has the potential to completely alter the fabric of American history. Rich with revelations, rife with the darkest depths of deceit and mystery, and enlightened by the unparalleled insights of America’s first patriots, The Franklin Affair is a tense, constantly surprising novel about the ultimate quest for truth and justice. |
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... thought , or a form of words cast the first stone . " Her defiance was reinforced naturally by her physical pres- ence . Rebecca , who was in her late thirties , was at least five feet ten inches tall and large - boned - almost husky ...
... thought , or a form of words cast the first stone . " Her defiance was reinforced naturally by her physical pres- ence . Rebecca , who was in her late thirties , was at least five feet ten inches tall and large - boned - almost husky ...
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... thought on that book . " Eighteen months ! thought R. And she thinks that constitutes hard work and thought ? She knows full well that Wally Rush spent most of his adult life getting into the head and being of Benjamin Franklin . Until ...
... thought on that book . " Eighteen months ! thought R. And she thinks that constitutes hard work and thought ? She knows full well that Wally Rush spent most of his adult life getting into the head and being of Benjamin Franklin . Until ...
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... thought she was going to roll John Gwinnett , she thought wrong . However , R felt the old professor was being unnecessarily provocative . There was no need to insult her so directly and so snidely . Rebecca raised her two hands over ...
... thought she was going to roll John Gwinnett , she thought wrong . However , R felt the old professor was being unnecessarily provocative . There was no need to insult her so directly and so snidely . Rebecca raised her two hands over ...
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... thoughts - possibly all three . The small room was as silent as it had been since the five pro- fessional American historians gathered in it less than an hour ago . R raised a hand to get Gwinnett's nod to speak . " Rebecca , could you ...
... thoughts - possibly all three . The small room was as silent as it had been since the five pro- fessional American historians gathered in it less than an hour ago . R raised a hand to get Gwinnett's nod to speak . " Rebecca , could you ...
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... thought could have triggered Rebecca's departing hit . " As a matter of passing and most relevant fact , R , there were some of us lowly grad students around at the time who questioned whether Wally , may he rest in peace , really wrote ...
... thought could have triggered Rebecca's departing hit . " As a matter of passing and most relevant fact , R , there were some of us lowly grad students around at the time who questioned whether Wally , may he rest in peace , really wrote ...
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