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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... formation of Franklin's moral thinking and its manifestation in his journalism . The middle four de- lineate successes and failures of some major partnerships at expanding Frank- lin's network and promoting virtue among diverse ...
... formation of Franklin's moral thinking and its manifestation in his journalism . The middle four de- lineate successes and failures of some major partnerships at expanding Frank- lin's network and promoting virtue among diverse ...
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... formed Franklin that “as a testimony of the high esteem they have for the many important and faithful services you have rendered to your country,” the region's denizens “have called the name of their State after you.” Franklin responded ...
... formed Franklin that “as a testimony of the high esteem they have for the many important and faithful services you have rendered to your country,” the region's denizens “have called the name of their State after you.” Franklin responded ...
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... forming printing partnerships. His first was a short-lived arrangement with Hugh Meredith in Philadelphia, but Franklin soon fashioned a plan to create a chain of partnerships in other cities. These alliances, forged with explicit ...
... forming printing partnerships. His first was a short-lived arrangement with Hugh Meredith in Philadelphia, but Franklin soon fashioned a plan to create a chain of partnerships in other cities. These alliances, forged with explicit ...
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... formation and opinion to a mass audience , and impress the importance of journalism upon the collective consciousness of eighteenth - century America , thereby playing a central role in establishing the legacy of social importance that ...
... formation and opinion to a mass audience , and impress the importance of journalism upon the collective consciousness of eighteenth - century America , thereby playing a central role in establishing the legacy of social importance that ...
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... buy and sell without the master's permission, or divulge business secrets. They worked long hours six days per week, per- formed menial tasks , and suffered punishments , all without 22 From Apprentice to Journeyman to Master Printer.
... buy and sell without the master's permission, or divulge business secrets. They worked long hours six days per week, per- formed menial tasks , and suffered punishments , all without 22 From Apprentice to Journeyman to Master Printer.
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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