· BY JILL LEPORE . PERSONAL HISTORY There was one book my mother wanted me to write: a life of Ben Franklin's ... she could hear the keening Of the polar bear in the city zoo. ("He

Page 1 <img data-url='document/-by-jill-lepore-personal-history-there-was-one-book-my-mother-wanted-me-to.html?page=1' data-page='1' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 1: · BY JILL LEPORE . PERSONAL HISTORY There was one book my mother wanted me to write: a life of Ben Franklin's ... she could hear the keening Of the polar bear in the city zoo. ("He' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader042.cupdf.com/reader042/viewer/2022031010/5b948e0709d3f219658d2936/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> Page 2 <img data-url='document/-by-jill-lepore-personal-history-there-was-one-book-my-mother-wanted-me-to.html?page=2' data-page='2' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 2: · BY JILL LEPORE . PERSONAL HISTORY There was one book my mother wanted me to write: a life of Ben Franklin's ... she could hear the keening Of the polar bear in the city zoo. 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("He' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader042.cupdf.com/reader042/viewer/2022031010/5b948e0709d3f219658d2936/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> Page 13 <img data-url='document/-by-jill-lepore-personal-history-there-was-one-book-my-mother-wanted-me-to.html?page=13' data-page='13' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 13: · BY JILL LEPORE . PERSONAL HISTORY There was one book my mother wanted me to write: a life of Ben Franklin's ... she could hear the keening Of the polar bear in the city zoo. ("He' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader042.cupdf.com/reader042/viewer/2022031010/5b948e0709d3f219658d2936/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> Page 14 <img data-url='document/-by-jill-lepore-personal-history-there-was-one-book-my-mother-wanted-me-to.html?page=14' data-page='14' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 14: · BY JILL LEPORE . PERSONAL HISTORY There was one book my mother wanted me to write: a life of Ben Franklin's ... she could hear the keening Of the polar bear in the city zoo. 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