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Benjamin Franklin

You see it in Mark Twainand Will Rogers and others

You see it in Mark Twain
and Will Rogers and others

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You see it in Mark Twain and Will Rogers and others.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:39
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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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 He knew the spying that was going on was to America's - Benjamin Franklin 00:13
He knew the spying that was going on was to America's
S01 • E02 I mean, he just sat there and let it happen. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
I mean, he just sat there and let it happen.
S01 • E02 Narrator: On December 4, 1777, a messenger rode into - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
Narrator: On December 4, 1777, a messenger rode into
S01 • E01 He considered himself prosperous enough to retire - Benjamin Franklin 00:12
He considered himself prosperous enough to retire
S01 • E02 After two battles near Saratoga, New York, - Benjamin Franklin 00:20
After two battles near Saratoga, New York,
S01 • E01 "I would rather have it said, 'He lived usefully, '" - Benjamin Franklin 00:43
"I would rather have it said, 'He lived usefully, ...
S01 • E02 There is no reason for the French to enter into any - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
There is no reason for the French to enter into any
S01 • E02 So, this is the news that he needs to take to Vergennes, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
So, this is the news that he needs to take to Vergennes,
S01 • E02 Now, will you officially..." because until this point, - Benjamin Franklin 00:29
Now, will you officially..." because until this point,
S01 • E01 He wanted to learn more. He wanted to go - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
He wanted to learn more. He wanted to go
S01 • E01 Narrator: Despite his lack of a formal education, - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: Despite his lack of a formal education,
S01 • E01 Now, with more time to pursue - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
Now, with more time to pursue
S01 • E02 Man as Ambassador Lord Stormont: They play us off - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
Man as Ambassador Lord Stormont: They play us off
S01 • E02 Franklin's natural subtlety gives him a great advantage - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Franklin's natural subtlety gives him a great advantage
S01 • E02 It is easy to see that in such a situation peace between - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
It is easy to see that in such a situation peace between
S01 • E01 He studied the earth's rotation; - Benjamin Franklin 00:14
He studied the earth's rotation;
S01 • E02 Narrator: On February 6, 1778, Franklin - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: On February 6, 1778, Franklin
S01 • E01 Isaacson: He loved anatomy, he loved botany, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
Isaacson: He loved anatomy, he loved botany,
S01 • E01 He was most curious to know everything you can know about - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
He was most curious to know everything you can know about
S01 • E02 One, a treaty of friendship and commerce, meant French aid - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
One, a treaty of friendship and commerce, meant French aid