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What was so important about the Library Company
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Benjamin Franklin

What was so importantabout the Library Company was that it wasn'tjust for wealthy, elite...

What was so important
about the Library Company was that it wasn't
just for wealthy, elite men

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What was so important about the Library Company
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was that it wasn't just for wealthy, elite men.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:42
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 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,
S01 • E01 Isaacson: Self-reliance, which Franklin loved, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Isaacson: Self-reliance, which Franklin loved,
S01 • E01 But as Franklin repeatedly said, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
But as Franklin repeatedly said,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Over the coming years, Franklin and his Junto - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: Over the coming years, Franklin and his Junto
S01 • E01 Under their guidance, the city formed - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
Under their guidance, the city formed
S01 • E02 Narrator: A delegate from South Carolina - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Narrator: A delegate from South Carolina
S01 • E01 They advocated for a police force - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
They advocated for a police force
S01 • E01 And at one Junto meeting, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
And at one Junto meeting,
S01 • E02 In March of 1776, Franklin was on his way overland to - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
In March of 1776, Franklin was on his way overland to
S01 • E01 When the Public Academy of Philadelphia - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
When the Public Academy of Philadelphia
S01 • E02 Learning of the mission, William Franklin wrote - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Learning of the mission, William Franklin wrote
S01 • E01 It was the first non-sectarian college in America - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
It was the first non-sectarian college in America
S01 • E01 Expanding on the Junto model, - Benjamin Franklin 00:21
Expanding on the Junto model,
S01 • E02 And when he returned to Philadelphia, he was so sick - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
And when he returned to Philadelphia, he was so sick
S01 • E02 All he had to show for his troubles was a soft cap - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
All he had to show for his troubles was a soft cap
S01 • E01 It would become the colonies' first learned society. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
It would become the colonies' first learned society.