The Franklin Project: A New Story with an Old Friend by Ben DeSantis is the story of Ethan Pope, a man who thought he was down on his luck, but he has no idea what his influence can do. Ethan is newly married and he just lost his job. How bad is that? With another person depending on him, Ethan knows that he has to do something to better their future, but what? His life changed when he won a contest at the post office and he makes a startling discovery.

Henry, his postman, is actually a part of a very secret division at the post office that was created by Benjamin Franklin himself. You can imagine Ethan’s surprise when Henry tells him that Ethan plays a vital role in swaying Benjamin Franklin in favor of American Independence. But is that true? How can Ethan do it when he is living in a time long after Franklin? Well, he would have to go back in time because Henry tells him that he has to convince Benjamin Franklin. Can he travel back in time? If he goes back in time, can he come back to his own time? Is all this even true?

The Franklin Project is smooth and very fast paced. There is never a dull moment in the novel, the characters are well developed, and so is the plot line. Ethan is a likeable character and he is very capable of attracting the attention of the reader. The plot line is very interesting. It is entertaining, especially with the mysterious time travel! The cover of the novel is, of course, brilliant and really appealing. Ben DeSantis did a remarkable job with the characterization and a story that is believable and enjoyable. A very good and amazingly well-constructed read.

“My name is Keely, and I am calling on behalf of the United States Postal Service. I would like to congratulate you on being selected as the grand-prize winner of our Priority for Life contest.” These are the words that Ethan Pope hears over the phone, not long after losing his job and just being a newly wed. He had lost hope and was about to despair. Now he discovers that an old friend of his, Henry, was part of a secret division of the postal system created by Benjamin Franklin. What role did Henry play in determining Franklin’s choice for independence? Take a trip back to this historic moment with awesome characters to discover the making of history. The Franklin Project: A New Story with an Old Friend by Ben DeSantis is a thrilling historical event novel with extraordinary characters.

Ben DeSantis’ novel takes readers on an exciting journey to a very important moment in American history to converse with minds that engineered the nation’s independence — the founding fathers. Get ready for great drama, exciting dialogues, and debates. The characters are awesome and they come off the pages of history with brilliance. The storyline is deceptively simple, but it offers one of the most interesting conflicts I have read in such books, one that fuels the drama and creates the dynamism that moves the characters around in the story. The historical references and commentaries are striking as well and the prose is powerful. The Franklin Project: A New Story with an Old Friend is a spellbinding novel for fans of historical fiction. I couldn’t put this one down.

Love to read history I think this sounds interesting to me.