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Book Review: What Would Franklin Think of Us Today?; ‘Poorer Richard’s America’ Imagines an Up-to-Speed Founding Father
By Kaitlin Kovach Any student of American history at some point wonders what the Founding Fathers would think of today’s United States. Now, one of the most distinctive founders is back and he has a lot to say – or at least author Tom Blair does on his behalf. In “Poorer Richard’s America: What Would Ben Say?” Blair gets in touch with the Ben Franklin of the beyond and leaves no facet of modern American life untouched. From family life to the state of the economy and feuding political factions, Franklin has plenty to say. He’s pleased overall, but is not without some criticism. The [...]
BookPage reviews Poorer Richard’s America
A voice from the past Web exclusive Review by Edward Morris Ben Franklin is worried. “My dear America may well have reached its majestic zenith,” he frets, “thus being poised to begin its slide from grace.” But the sage of Philadelphia is too constitutionally optimistic to succumb to despair. While he doesn’t propose an overall program to save the republic, he does offer some more of the common sense ideas he first put forth in his various editions of Poor Richard’s Almanack. Persnickety critics may kvetch that Franklin has been dead for 220 years and thus has no business sticking his disembodied nose into our [...]
Questions and Observations Reviews “Poorer Richard’s America.”
Have you ever wished it was possible to spend some time with any of those we call our Founding Fathers and ask them about the country they founded and the country it has become? Would they be astounded? Shocked? Disappointed? Of course, no one knows because such a wish can never come true … until now. I just finished a very good book entitled “Poorer Richard’s America”, subtitled “What would Ben say”. The “Ben” in question is Benjamin Franklin and the author, Tom Blair, perfectly – at least in my opinion – captures Franklin’s voice. He also captures the common sense and logic which made [...]
