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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Weiner, Eric, 1963- author.
Title: Ben & me : in search of a founder’s formula for a long and useful life / Eric Weiner. Other titles: Ben and me
Identifiers: LCCN 2023058232 (print) | LCCN 2023058233 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501129049 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781501129056 (paperback) | ISBN 9781501129070 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706–1790. | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706–1790—Homes and haunts. | Statesmen—United States—Biography. | Weiner, Eric, 1963—Travel.
Classification: LCC E302.6.F8 W546 2024 (print) | LCC E302.6.F8 (ebook) | DDC 973.3092 [B]—dc23/eng/20240206
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023058232
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023058233
ISBN 978-1-5011-2904-9
ISBN 978-1-5011-2907-0 (ebook)