The Mezrich, Ben 1969- creator author. text Thrillers (Fiction) nyu 2024 2024 First edition. monographic eng

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376 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm "In 1752, Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity, which would soon become the most powerful tool in the American revolution, but while his many accomplishments have been lauded, his mysterious connection to Paul Revere and a cabal of powerful alchemists has been lost to history -- ​until now. Card shark Hailey Gordon and ex-con Nick Patterson (fresh off uncovering one of the biggest secrets of the Revolutionary War alongside American history professor Adrian Jensen) now find themselves in Philadelphia, immersed in the history of Benjamin Franklin and Paul Revere. The Liberty Bell, Charles Willson Peale's Museum, the Tomb of The Unknown Revolutionary Soldier -- all are connected to Franklin in amazing ways. The more they discover, the more shocking the implications become. These long-buried secrets Hailey and Nick are chasing have previously only been known by a select few, who would prefer to keep it that way. A woman known as The Heiress, part of a mysterious organization known as The Family, is one of these rare historians. After generations of members have failed before her, The Heiress has been tasked to finally unearth the alchemical secrets Revere and Franklin may have discovered during their lifetimes. And she's not about to let Nick and Hailey get in her way"-- adult Ben Mezrich. Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790 Fiction Alchemists Fiction PS 813 9781538754672 1538754673 YDX 221230 20241016152741.0 zminfo b493913 eng