49th Shelf: He Did Not Conquer — Benjamin Franklin’s Failure To Annex Canada

49th Shelf: He Did Not Conquer — Benjamin Franklin’s Failure To Annex Canada

He Did Not Conquer Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada by (author) Madelaine Drohan 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…