Skemp offers an insight into the fateful event that occurred in the life of Benjamin Franklin when he entered the Privy Council on the night of January 28, 1774. A person who professed his loyalty to the British Crown , Mr. Franklin changed from loyalist to patriot. The analysis presented by Ms. Skemp of Bejamin's life allows and shows how the man who was once a Loyalist did everything in his power to maintain ties between the colonists and the English changed his ways. While more could have been said about the Cockpit event, Ms. Kemp does an excellent job of proving her point and showing how the events of the Cockpit change Mr. Franklin and lead to his involvement of the Thirteen Colonies becoming a