A review by bargainsleuth
The Loyal Son: The War in Ben Franklin's House by Daniel Mark Epstein

2.0

I'm surprised at all the great reviews. When I read a nonfiction book, I expect to learn the facts. Instead, the author uses a lot of constructs of fiction writing to tell this tales of the two Franklins. "Franklin smiled warmly" or "As they settled into the house on the hill, the fragrance of ripe apples mingled with the salt smell of the sea." Oh, really? Instead of making the tale more engaging, it made me wary of everything that was written on whether something really happened or if it was just the author's fancy prose.