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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... Philadelphia in 1785 after nine years of diplomatic ser- vice in France, Benjamin Franklin learned that a new state had been named for him. The fledgling state's Congressional delegate, William Cocke, in- formed Franklin that “as a ...
... Philadelphia in 1785 after nine years of diplomatic ser- vice in France, Benjamin Franklin learned that a new state had been named for him. The fledgling state's Congressional delegate, William Cocke, in- formed Franklin that “as a ...
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... Philadelphia men dedicated to self - improvement . Throughout his life , Franklin viewed these published moral lessons as a service to human- ity , and therefore to God . Citing the Book of Matthew chapter 25 , Franklin commented in a ...
... Philadelphia men dedicated to self - improvement . Throughout his life , Franklin viewed these published moral lessons as a service to human- ity , and therefore to God . Citing the Book of Matthew chapter 25 , Franklin commented in a ...
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... Philadelphia, but Franklin soon fashioned a plan to create a chain of partnerships in other cities. These alliances, forged with explicit written contracts, became the foundation upon which Franklin constructed a printing network that ...
... Philadelphia, but Franklin soon fashioned a plan to create a chain of partnerships in other cities. These alliances, forged with explicit written contracts, became the foundation upon which Franklin constructed a printing network that ...
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... Philadelphia printer Benjamin Franklin Bache, David Chambers confessed to his father in 1796 that his health was failing due to the long hours, hard work, and nominal diet, which consisted of “bread & Tea for breakfast & Supper.” “[B] ...
... Philadelphia printer Benjamin Franklin Bache, David Chambers confessed to his father in 1796 that his health was failing due to the long hours, hard work, and nominal diet, which consisted of “bread & Tea for breakfast & Supper.” “[B] ...
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... Philadelphia printer Robert Aitken in 1783 began smoothly. A fam- ily friend wrote Belknap's father, Jeremy, that “From what I hear I believe Josey will not disappoint your Expectation; he appears to be perfectly Satisfied, & I think I ...
... Philadelphia printer Robert Aitken in 1783 began smoothly. A fam- ily friend wrote Belknap's father, Jeremy, that “From what I hear I believe Josey will not disappoint your Expectation; he appears to be perfectly Satisfied, & I think I ...
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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