Overview
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From the Revolutionary fervor to the taming of electricity, get to know the quintessential American.
Topics Covered:- By This Professor
- 01: Benjamin Franklin and the American Dream
- 02: Meet the Franklins
- 03: Benjamin Franklin's Boston Beginnings
- 04: Benjamin Franklin and Philadelphia
- 05: Benjamin Franklin in London
- 06: Benjamin Franklin: Printer and Postmaster
- 07: Benjamin Franklin: Scientist
- 08: Benjamin Franklin and Electricity
- 09: Benjamin Franklin's Religious Beliefs
- 10: Benjamin Franklin: American Satirist
- 11: The Musical Benjamin Franklin
- 12: Benjamin Franklin: Ladies Man
- 13: Benjamin Franklin: A Reluctant Politician
- 14: Benjamin Franklin and the American Indians
- 15: Benjamin Franklin and Slavery in America
- 16: Benjamin Franklin and Colonies vs. Empire
- 17: Benjamin Franklin and the Crisis of 1773
- 18: Benjamin Franklin and Colonial Independence
- 19: Benjamin Franklin and the Age of Revolution
- 20: Benjamin Franklin: Acclaimed in France
- 21: Benjamin Franklin: Making Peace
- 22: Benjamin Franklin: Framing the Constitution
- 23: Benjamin Franklin's Critics and Enemies
