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Narrator: On November 19, 1781, a young American merchant
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Benjamin Franklin

On November 19, 1781,a young American merchant named Elkanah Watsonpaid a visit to Passy...

Narrator: On November 19, 1781,
a young American merchant named Elkanah Watson
paid a visit to Passy and found the old man
lost in thought

Full Transcript

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Narrator: On November 19, 1781, a young American merchant
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named Elkanah Watson paid a visit to Passy
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and found the old man lost in thought.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:08:18
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 Narrator: On both sides of the Atlantic, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: On both sides of the Atlantic,
S01 • E02 Franklin invited him in for dinner, played a Scottish - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Franklin invited him in for dinner, played a Scottish
S01 • E01 The Assemblies did not adopt it, - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
The Assemblies did not adopt it,
S01 • E01 Despite all the failure, and it was - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Despite all the failure, and it was
S01 • E02 Man as Elkanah Watson: We weighed probabilities, balanc'd - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
Man as Elkanah Watson: We weighed probabilities, balanc'...
S01 • E02 Thus our unhappy Country would again bleed at every vein - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Thus our unhappy Country would again bleed at every vein
S01 • E01 Franklin warned the general against overconfidence. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Franklin warned the general against overconfidence.
S01 • E02 Cohn: Franklin was extremely discouraged. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Cohn: Franklin was extremely discouraged.
S01 • E01 On July 9, 1755, - Benjamin Franklin 00:19
On July 9, 1755,
S01 • E02 He was working night and day to supply the Americans - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
He was working night and day to supply the Americans
S01 • E02 But the war was dragging on and on and on. - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
But the war was dragging on and on and on.
S01 • E02 So, when, at midnight, a courier came galloping into - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
So, when, at midnight, a courier came galloping into
S01 • E01 Nearly 1,000 of the British were killed or wounded; - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Nearly 1,000 of the British were killed or wounded;
S01 • E01 In the battle, two horses were shot out from underneath - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
In the battle, two horses were shot out from underneath
S01 • E02 Narrator: A month earlier, Washington's army - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
Narrator: A month earlier, Washington's army
S01 • E01 But somehow, 23-year-old George Washington survived. - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
But somehow, 23-year-old George Washington survived.
S01 • E02 The French fleet offshore had cut off any chance of his - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
The French fleet offshore had cut off any chance of his
S01 • E01 The French and Indians soon pushed - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
The French and Indians soon pushed
S01 • E02 After 9 days of heavy bombardment, Cornwallis - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
After 9 days of heavy bombardment, Cornwallis
S01 • E01 In Philadelphia, the Assembly seemed paralyzed. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
In Philadelphia, the Assembly seemed paralyzed.