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"Throughout his long and illustrious career, Benjamin Franklin  
nursed a not-so-secret desire to annex Canada and make it  
American.

"When he was not busy conducting scientific experiments or
representing American interests at home and abroad, Benjamin
Franklin hatched one plan after another to join Canada to the
American colonies and then later to the United States. These
were not solely intellectual efforts. He went to Montreal in
1776 to try to turn around the faltering occupation by American
forces. As lead American negotiator at the 1782 peace
negotiations with Britain in Paris, he held the fate of Canada
in his hands. Ill health and other American priorities then
forced him to abandon his decades-long campaign to possess
Canada.

"Franklin's elevation to the status of an American icon has
pushed this signal failure into the far reaches of collective
memory in both Canada and the United States. Yet it shaped the
future of North America and relations between the two
neighbours over the next two and a half centuries.

 He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin's Failure to Annex  
Canada | Paperback

Madelaine Drohan

Dundurn Press | Dundurn Press

History / Canada - Pre-Confederation (to 1867) / United States - Revolutionary
Period (1775-1800) / Biography & Autobiography / Historical

Release date Sep 30, 2025
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