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Author:

Rockliff, Mara.

Title:

Mesmerized : how Ben Franklin solved a mystery that baffled all of France / written by Mara Rockliff ; illustrated by Iacopo Bruno.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Candlewick Press

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

45 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm.

Subject:

Mesmer, Franz Anton--1734-1815.
Franklin, Benjamin--1706-1790.
Placebos (Medicine)--History.
Science--History.--History.

Other Authors:

Bruno, Iacopo, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

1776: Paris was abuzz about Dr. Mesmer, who claimed to have discovered a remarkable new force. The king of France asked a visiting Ben Franklin to investigate.

Indexed by:

Junior Library Guild.

ISBN:

0763663514
9780763663513

LCCN:

2014939337

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

EYPC755 -- Kingsley Public Library (Kingsley)

ZKPC437 -- Logan Public Library (Logan)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

AWPD207 -- Osceola Public Library (Osceola)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

YWPD162 -- Tipton Public Library (Tipton)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)