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Benjamin Franklin

By now,thousands of readers from South Carolina to New York were buying Franklin's"Poor...

Narrator: By now,
thousands of readers from South Carolina to New York were buying Franklin's
"Poor Richard's Almanack," which he had launched in 1733

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Narrator: By now, thousands of readers
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from South Carolina to New York
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were buying Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanack,"
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which he had launched in 1733.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:57
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 Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben would develop a system - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben would develop a system
S01 • E01 Many printers published almanacs. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Many printers published almanacs.
S01 • E01 They outsold everything in the colonies except Bibles - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
They outsold everything in the colonies except Bibles
S01 • E02 And the Marquis de Lafayette of France, whose father had - Benjamin Franklin 00:24
And the Marquis de Lafayette of France, whose father had
S01 • E01 In addition to weather predictions, - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
In addition to weather predictions,
S01 • E01 All of it was ostensibly written - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
All of it was ostensibly written
S01 • E02 Early into his diplomatic mission, Franklin was warned, - Benjamin Franklin 00:17
Early into his diplomatic mission, Franklin was warned,
S01 • E01 Jenkinson: Franklin got this from his reading - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Jenkinson: Franklin got this from his reading
S01 • E01 Swift had produced the "Bickerstaff Papers," - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Swift had produced the "Bickerstaff Papers,"
S01 • E02 Man as Franklin: As it is impossible - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Man as Franklin: As it is impossible
S01 • E01 And Franklin decides to incorporate this style - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And Franklin decides to incorporate this style
S01 • E02 If I was sure, therefore, that my valet - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
If I was sure, therefore, that my valet
S01 • E01 When to plant potatoes or peas; - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
When to plant potatoes or peas;
S01 • E01 But they stayed because these fillers were - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
But they stayed because these fillers were
S01 • E01 Narrator: "Fish and visitors," Poor Richard wrote, - Benjamin Franklin 00:27
Narrator: "Fish and visitors," Poor Richard wrote,
S01 • E02 Narrator: The chief spy in Franklin's midst - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Narrator: The chief spy in Franklin's midst
S01 • E02 It was Edward Bancroft, a Massachusetts-born scientist - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
It was Edward Bancroft, a Massachusetts-born scientist
S01 • E02 Every week, Bancroft wrote seemingly personal letters - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
Every week, Bancroft wrote seemingly personal letters
S01 • E01 A countryman between two lawyers - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
A countryman between two lawyers
S01 • E02 Each Tuesday night, he dropped them into the hollow of a tree - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Each Tuesday night, he dropped them into the hollow of a tre...