Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

Benjamin Franklin-ologist Author, Somersett What Secret Plan was Benjamin Franklin Brewing in London? General Surgeon Immersed in #AmericanHistory philgoodrichauthor.com Platte City, Missouri Joined July 2020

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

To all history fanatics who claim to have explored every inch of history, there is an unspoken story that will challenge your knowledge of the #AmericanRevolution. Somersett, reveals Benjamin Franklin’s secret plan to incite the American Revolution. philgoodrichauthor.com/somersett/

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

In case you missed my #Somersett zoom presentation, the Rochester Hills Public Library has uploaded the footage on Youtube. Enjoy! youtube.com/watch?v=KhCRyd… #historians #history #historycommunity #writingcommunity #author #BenjaminFranklin #rochesterhillspubliclibrary

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

Happy #WellnessWednesday, “Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” - Benjamin Franklin #BenjaminFranklinquotes #historicalfigure #historycommunity #authorcommunity #BenjaminFranklin #Somersett

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

#OnThisDay the British Parliament passed the Tea Act, “a bill designed to save the faltering East India Company from bankruptcy by lowering the tea tax it paid to the British government and granting it a de facto monopoly on the American tea trade.” history.com/this-day-in-hi…

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

Benjamin Franklin found his small world of Philadelphia threatened during King George’s War. In his frustration, Franklin sought assistance from friends in London... Click the link to learn how #BenjaminFranklin incited the #AmericanRevolution. philgoodrichauthor.com #history

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

Catch up on reading this weekend with Somersett or Why and How Benjamin Franklin Orchestrated the #AmericanRevolution. The story of how Franklin orchestrated this entire enterprise has been hidden for two centuries. Click my bio link to pick up a copy. philgoodrichauthor.com/somersett/

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

Happy Earth Day! In 1963, Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson pushed for the conservation movement. The 1969 California oil spill triggered Nelson’s commitment to raise environmental awareness. Click the link to learn more! mentalfloss.com/article/78560/… #EarthDay #historycommunity

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

#OnThisDay in 1777, British troops attacked Danbury, Connecticut and demolished everything in sight. “Facing little if any, opposition from Patriot forces, the British went on a rampage, setting fire to homes.” history.com/this-day-in-hi… #history #twitterhistory

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

Charles Steuart purchased James Somersett, and later ordered him shipped to Jamaica to be auctioned after a failed escape attempt. London abolitionists brought his case before the British high court and won his freedom. philgoodrichauthor.com/cast-of-charac…

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

#Onthisday in 1775, British troops went to Lexington to find 77 armed minutemen under “Captain John Parker waiting for them on the town’s common green. Suddenly, a shot was fired from an undermined gun, and a cloud of musket smoke soon covered the green.” history.com/this-day-in-hi…

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

In the 50 years following the American Revolution, “Positive propaganda extended into hero-worship and fable at the expense of the facts of the event,” I say in a @BookTrib interview. philgoodrichauthor.com/somersett/v #somersett #authorinterview

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

#inspirationalquotes #benjaminfranklinquotes #benjaminfranklin #somersett

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

The #Somersett narrative consists of several characters. Click the link for a refresher or a general overview of the Somersett cast! Comment the individual that interested you the most in the book. philgoodrichauthor.com/cast-of-charac… #BenjaminFranklin #RevolutionaryWar #historycommunity

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

Today, April 13, our nation commemorates Thomas Jefferson. Naturally, I share with you a famous quote from the prolific writer. “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal…” Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. #history

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

#Onthisday in 1770, the British government abolished most of the clauses of the Townshend Act. The act “consolidated fiscal and political power over the American colonies by placing import taxes on many of the British products." history.com/this-day-in-hi… #history #somersett

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

Today is National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day. “This day was introduced to honor American veterans of any wars that returned home after being released from prisons." awarenessdays.com/awareness-days… #POW #history #warveterans

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

#wellnessWednesday means sharing a Benjamin Franklin quote: “He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.” - Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1739 #BenjaminFranklin #selflovequotes #historycommunity #writingcommunity

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

Somersett tells the story of the inception of the American Revolution,as plotted by Benjamin Franklin. You will learn of his political motivation and the issues that made our nation a reality. Click the link in my bio to read “Somersett." #booktwitter #Somersett

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

#Onthisday in history Benjamin Franklin publishes “An Open Letter to Lord North.” Franklin’s letter suggested that the British “impose martial law upon the colonies and appoint a King’s Viceroy of all North America. #history #Somersett #benjaminfranklin #historycommunity

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Phil Goodrich, Author @phil_author

5 years ago

Benjamin Franklin, frustrated with the recalcitrance of the British proprietors of Pennsylvania regarding defense and financial support of the colony, conspired with friends in London to incite the thirteen colonies to revolution. Click the link in my bio to read that plot.