The Age of Benjamin Franklin
Season 1
Ep 6. Benjamin Franklin: Printer and Postmaster
- TV-PG
- March 2, 2018
- 30 min
The world was experiencing a major revolution in the 18th century thanks to the printing press. The rise in literacy, the spread of ideas, and the creation of communities across oceans and colonial boundaries re-shaped the world's intellectual landscape. Delve into Franklin's career as a printer, where he was at the center of this revolution.