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Benjamin Franklin

Any hopes he had fora higher post also evaporated, as did his dreams for the vastland...

Any hopes he had for
a higher post also evaporated, as did his dreams for the vast
land scheme along the Ohio

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Any hopes he had for a higher post also evaporated,
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as did his dreams for the vast land scheme along the Ohio.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
43
Timestamp in Movie
01:48:04
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 • E01 Franklin walked into the Cockpit an Englishman - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
Franklin walked into the Cockpit an Englishman
S01 • E02 The gravestone's epitaph became, - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
The gravestone's epitaph became,
S01 • E01 At that point, Franklin realized there is no future - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
At that point, Franklin realized there is no future
S01 • E02 His grandson Temple eventually published the manuscript. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
His grandson Temple eventually published the manuscript.
S01 • E02 The book would go through hundreds of editions - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
The book would go through hundreds of editions
S01 • E01 Narrator: On December 14, 1774, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Narrator: On December 14, 1774,
S01 • E01 She lingered on for a few days, - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
She lingered on for a few days,
S01 • E02 But in that self-improving, marvelously protean way, - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
But in that self-improving, marvelously protean way,
S01 • E01 If Franklin gets failing grades in any subject, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
If Franklin gets failing grades in any subject,
S01 • E02 Narrator: In his will, Franklin left most of his wealth - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Narrator: In his will, Franklin left most of his wealth
S01 • E01 Man as William Franklin: Philadelphia, December 24, 1774. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Man as William Franklin: Philadelphia, December 24, 1774.
S01 • E02 But in memory of his start as a lowly printer's apprentice, - Benjamin Franklin 00:19
But in memory of his start as a lowly printer's apprent...
S01 • E01 Honoured Father, I came here on Thursday last - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Honoured Father, I came here on Thursday last
S01 • E01 I heartily wish you had happened to have - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
I heartily wish you had happened to have
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: I begin to be almost sorry - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Man as Franklin: I begin to be almost sorry
S01 • E01 I cannot help being concerned to find that - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
I cannot help being concerned to find that
S01 • E01 You have had by this Time pretty strong Proofs - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
You have had by this Time pretty strong Proofs
S01 • E01 You had certainly better return - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
You had certainly better return
S01 • E02 But it is the will of God and Nature that these mortal - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
But it is the will of God and Nature that these mortal
S01 • E02 Whether I have been doing good or mischief is for time - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Whether I have been doing good or mischief is for time