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Benjamin Franklin

But when a Quaker merchant offered Franklin a jobas a clerk selling merchandisein a...

But when a Quaker merchant offered Franklin a job
as a clerk selling merchandise
in a general store back in Philadelphia and then dangled
a potential partnership, he headed home

Full Transcript

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But when a Quaker merchant
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offered Franklin a job as a clerk
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selling merchandise in a general store
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back in Philadelphia
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and then dangled a potential partnership,
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he headed home.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:37
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 "O how horrible is our situation," she wrote - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
"O how horrible is our situation," she wrote
S01 • E01 During the 12-week voyage, Franklin wrote out a plan - Benjamin Franklin 00:37
During the 12-week voyage, Franklin wrote out a plan
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: Britain, at the expense - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Man as Franklin: Britain, at the expense
S01 • E02 During the same time 60,000 children have been - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
During the same time 60,000 children have been
S01 • E02 From these data, calculate the time and expense - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
From these data, calculate the time and expense
S01 • E02 Narrator: And he had written a second letter - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Narrator: And he had written a second letter
S01 • E01 Franklin decided to return to his old trade as a printer. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Franklin decided to return to his old trade as a printer.
S01 • E01 In 1728, he opened - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
In 1728, he opened
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: You have begun to burn our towns, - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Man as Franklin: You have begun to burn our towns,
S01 • E02 They are stained with the blood of your relations! - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
They are stained with the blood of your relations!
S01 • E01 He had devised a foundry for casting type, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
He had devised a foundry for casting type,
S01 • E02 You and I were long friends: You are now my enemy, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
You and I were long friends: You are now my enemy,
S01 • E02 Man as Bradford: The suspicions against Dr. Franklin - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Man as Bradford: The suspicions against Dr. Franklin
S01 • E01 When his new partner took to drinking, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
When his new partner took to drinking,
S01 • E02 Whatever was his design at coming over here, I believe he - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Whatever was his design at coming over here, I believe he
S01 • E01 In his drive to succeed, he often worked - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
In his drive to succeed, he often worked
S01 • E02 Man as John Adams: Dr. Franklin - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Man as John Adams: Dr. Franklin
S01 • E02 He is a great and good man. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
He is a great and good man.
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: I took care not only to be in Reality - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Man as Franklin: I took care not only to be in Reality
S01 • E02 Narrator: In October 1775, - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Narrator: In October 1775,