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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... interests of historical accuracy , I have quoted correspondence and printed matter precisely , resisting the convention of modernizing spelling or grammar . Most colonial writers , like Franklin , capitalized their nouns . The reason ...
... interests of historical accuracy , I have quoted correspondence and printed matter precisely , resisting the convention of modernizing spelling or grammar . Most colonial writers , like Franklin , capitalized their nouns . The reason ...
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... interest in their success . 11 Affiliation with other printers was also important for those who sought to market certain products or supplies . For instance , Franklin used his network to distribute his Poor Richard's Almanack through ...
... interest in their success . 11 Affiliation with other printers was also important for those who sought to market certain products or supplies . For instance , Franklin used his network to distribute his Poor Richard's Almanack through ...
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... interest , and he ruefully noted “ how great a Proportion of Mankind consists of weak and ignorant Men and Women , and of inexperienc'd and inconsiderate Youth of both Sexes . ” He envisioned material gain as this motive , preaching in ...
... interest , and he ruefully noted “ how great a Proportion of Mankind consists of weak and ignorant Men and Women , and of inexperienc'd and inconsiderate Youth of both Sexes . ” He envisioned material gain as this motive , preaching in ...
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... Interest to be Virtuous, who wish'd to be happy in this World,” and “no Qualities were so likely to make a poor Man's Fortune as those of Probity & Integrity.”27 He saw nothing wrong with emphasizing wealth, suggesting that the de- sire ...
... Interest to be Virtuous, who wish'd to be happy in this World,” and “no Qualities were so likely to make a poor Man's Fortune as those of Probity & Integrity.”27 He saw nothing wrong with emphasizing wealth, suggesting that the de- sire ...
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... for full repayment , plus interest , under their plates . 38 When they arrived in Philadelphia , Franklin and Denham opened a dry - goods store on Water Street and commenced their From Apprentice to Journeyman to Master Printer 31.
... for full repayment , plus interest , under their plates . 38 When they arrived in Philadelphia , Franklin and Denham opened a dry - goods store on Water Street and commenced their From Apprentice to Journeyman to Master Printer 31.
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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