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All that vast mass of buildings
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Benjamin Franklin

All that vast mass of buildings, and how much fartherit may spread, who knows?

All that vast mass of buildings, and how much farther
it may spread, who knows?

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All that vast mass of buildings,
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and how much farther it may spread, who knows?
Duration
6 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:46
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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Movie Summary

Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
S01 • E02 All younger than Franklin's son William. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
All younger than Franklin's son William.
S01 • E01 New squares and new streets rising up every day - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
New squares and new streets rising up every day
S01 • E02 And he talks in parables and metaphors. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
And he talks in parables and metaphors.
S01 • E01 Narrator: With more than 600,000 residents, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Narrator: With more than 600,000 residents,
S01 • E02 Here's Franklin, coming with a worldwide reputation, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Here's Franklin, coming with a worldwide reputation,
S01 • E02 Who is this guy? We don't really know him. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Who is this guy? We don't really know him.
S01 • E01 They viewed Americans as backwards suppliers of raw materials - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
They viewed Americans as backwards suppliers of raw material...
S01 • E02 Narrator: Franklin had traveled more extensively than - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Narrator: Franklin had traveled more extensively than
S01 • E01 Man: Coming out of the Provinces, - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Man: Coming out of the Provinces,
S01 • E02 It was an idea he had proposed more than 2 decades before. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
It was an idea he had proposed more than 2 decades before.
S01 • E01 In England, he was young and impressionable - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
In England, he was young and impressionable
S01 • E02 The delegates unanimously elected him - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
The delegates unanimously elected him
S01 • E01 Narrator: Upon his arrival, Franklin learned too late that - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: Upon his arrival, Franklin learned too late that
S01 • E02 They assigned him to important committees, creating a system - Benjamin Franklin 00:18
They assigned him to important committees, creating a system
S01 • E01 There were no letters of credit or introduction. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
There were no letters of credit or introduction.
S01 • E01 Once more, he would have to fend for himself. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Once more, he would have to fend for himself.
S01 • E02 Following the battles of Lexington and Concord, - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Following the battles of Lexington and Concord,
S01 • E01 London had more print shops than all of - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
London had more print shops than all of
S01 • E02 "The distress it has occasioned - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
"The distress it has occasioned
S01 • E01 Unlike all the other workers, he did not drink - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Unlike all the other workers, he did not drink