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S1 Ep2 |Benjamin Franklin helps craft the Declaration of Independence and wins French support.
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A Discussion with Mandy Patinkin and Michael Douglas
Ken Burns speaks with Mandy Patinkin and Michael Douglas.
About Benjamin Franklin
Ken Burns’s two-part, four-hour documentary, "Benjamin Franklin," explores the revolutionary life of one of the18th century's most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.
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Franklin Makes a Name for Himself as a Printer
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Franklin’s Endlessly Quotable Poor Richard’s Almanack
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Franklin’s Observations and Experiments on Electricity
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Publicly Humiliated in London
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The Declaration of Independence
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The Franklins Choose Opposing Sides in the Revolution
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The Stamp Act
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The Treaty of Paris, 1783
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