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Summary:

Benjamin Franklin leaves London and returns to wartime Philadelphia where he joins Congress and helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence. In Paris, he wins French support for the American Revolution then negotiates a peace treaty with Britain. He spends his last years in the new United States, working on the Constitution and unsuccessfully promoting the abolition of slavery.

Contributors:

Burns, Ken, 1953- , director, producer

Coyote, Peter , narrator

Duncan, Dayton , screenwriter

Schmidt, David P. , producer

Florentine Films , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) , publisher, film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Subjects:

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Statesmen — United States — Biography

Scientists — United States — Biography

Inventors — United States — Biography

Statesmen

Scientists

Inventors

United States

Genres:

Documentary television programs

Biographical television programs

Online media

Internet videos

Biographies

Performers:

Narrator, Peter Coyote ; voice of Benjamin Franklin, Mandy Patinkin.

Production Credits:

Edited by Craig Mellish ; cinematography, Buddy Squires ; original music written by Will Duncan, written, arranged, and produced by David Cieri.

General Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed June 07, 2022).
Originally aired on PBS April 4-5, 2022.
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (114 minutes))

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

1328059435

Other Control Numbers:

99592158100971 (source: VaAlASP)
5233384 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP5233384/pbsv