Benjamin Franklin's Printing Network: Disseminating Virtue in Early America"Explores Benjamin Franklin's network of partnerships and business relationships with printers. His network altered practices in both European and American colonial printing trades by providing capital and political influence to set up working partnerships with James Parker, Francis Childs, Benjamin Mecom, Benjamin Franklin Bache, David Hall, Anthony Armbruster, and others"--Provided by publisher. |
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... account to balance the other . ' " 10 That his glowing reputation has endured and become part of American folklore , such attacks notwithstanding , has much to do with the fact that Franklin , better than any other early American figure ...
... account to balance the other . ' " 10 That his glowing reputation has endured and become part of American folklore , such attacks notwithstanding , has much to do with the fact that Franklin , better than any other early American figure ...
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... account where he spends his time, or in what company.” Mecom tried to run away by enlisting on a privateer, but he was caught. Franklin had little sympathy for his nephew, calling Mecom's actions “the high road to destruction” and ...
... account where he spends his time, or in what company.” Mecom tried to run away by enlisting on a privateer, but he was caught. Franklin had little sympathy for his nephew, calling Mecom's actions “the high road to destruction” and ...
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... Accounts Post - Free , and nothing but what they assuredly know ; and they shall be very gratefully Receiv'd and Publish'd . ” Franklin and Meredith likewise utilized correspondents to augment their editorial content , inviting ...
... Accounts Post - Free , and nothing but what they assuredly know ; and they shall be very gratefully Receiv'd and Publish'd . ” Franklin and Meredith likewise utilized correspondents to augment their editorial content , inviting ...
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Contents
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Spreading Virtue to South Carolina | 64 |
Network Expansion from New York to the Caribbean | 78 |
The Political Imperative of the Pennsylvania German Partnerships | 98 |
Franklin Plants a Printer in His Native New England | 115 |
The Franklin Network and the Stamp Act | 138 |
Rebellion and Network Loyalties | 155 |
The Moral Reform of a Scurrilous Press | 168 |
God Humanity and Franklins Legacy | 192 |
Abbreviations | 209 |
Bibliography | 265 |
Index | 291 |
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Benjamin Franklin's Printing Network: Disseminating Virtue in Early America Ralph Frasca Limited preview - 2006 |
Benjamin Franklin's Printing Network: Disseminating Virtue in Early America Ralph Frasca No preview available - 2006 |
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