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Benjamin Franklin. Join or die (1706-1774) / a film by Ken Burns ; a Florentine Films production ; directed by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan ; produced by David Schmidt, Ken Burns.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Franklin, Benjamin.
- Statesmen--United States--Biography.
- Statesmen.
- Scientists--United States--Biography.
- Scientists.
- Inventors--United States--Biography.
- Inventors.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Biographical television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (114 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Benjamin Franklin. Episode 1
- Join or die (1706-1774)
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2022.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Leaving behind his Boston childhood, Benjamin Franklin reinvents himself in Philadelphia where he builds a printing empire and a new life with his wife, Deborah.Turning to science, Franklin's lightning rod and experiments in electricity earn him worldwide fame. After entering politics, he spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his own family starts to come apart.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Peter Coyote ; voice of Benjamin Franklin, Mandy Patinkin.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 07, 2022).
- Originally aired on PBS April 4-5, 2022.
- OCLC:
- 1328059110
- Publisher Number:
- ASP5233382/marc
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