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Benjamin Franklin

Franklin hoped her descriptionof the carnage in Boston might prompt his son to...

Franklin hoped her description
of the carnage in Boston might prompt his son to reconsider
his loyalty to the Crown

Full Transcript

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Franklin hoped her description of the carnage in Boston might
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prompt his son to reconsider his loyalty to the Crown.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:29
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 Informally, they called themselves the Junto, - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Informally, they called themselves the Junto,
S01 • E02 William would be the last royal governor trying to carry on - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
William would be the last royal governor trying to carry on
S01 • E01 Isaacson: Franklin believed that the virtues and values - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Isaacson: Franklin believed that the virtues and values
S01 • E02 And I think the question to ask is, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And I think the question to ask is,
S01 • E01 The artisans, the shopkeepers, - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
The artisans, the shopkeepers,
S01 • E02 It's simply to go on believing what you've always believed - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
It's simply to go on believing what you've always ...
S01 • E02 He was doing exactly what his father had always - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He was doing exactly what his father had always
S01 • E01 Narrator: The Junto moved its meeting place - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
Narrator: The Junto moved its meeting place
S01 • E02 Man as William Franklin: For King and Country was the Motto - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Man as William Franklin: For King and Country was the Motto
S01 • E02 Narrator: William Franklin had assured his - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: William Franklin had assured his
S01 • E01 Eventually, they broadened the idea - Benjamin Franklin 00:16
Eventually, they broadened the idea
S01 • E02 He had advised his wife Elizabeth to seek refuge - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
He had advised his wife Elizabeth to seek refuge
S01 • E01 Dunbar: And, every year, more and more books would be - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Dunbar: And, every year, more and more books would be
S01 • E02 Benjamin Franklin would not see his son again - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Benjamin Franklin would not see his son again
S01 • E01 What was so important about the Library Company - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
What was so important about the Library Company
S01 • E01 Man as Franklin: This Library afforded me - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
Man as Franklin: This Library afforded me
S01 • E02 Narrator: One day in Philadelphia, Franklin noticed - Benjamin Franklin 00:24
Narrator: One day in Philadelphia, Franklin noticed
S01 • E01 Jenkinson: He always looked around wherever he was - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Jenkinson: He always looked around wherever he was
S01 • E01 "What's missing? What are the things - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
"What's missing? What are the things
S01 • E02 She never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, - Benjamin Franklin 00:34
She never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged,