• 48.2: Benjamin Franklin

  • Dec 17 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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48.2: Benjamin Franklin

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  • On this episode, Cody and Steve continue their discussion on the so-called First American, Benjamin Franklin, and try to parse legend and myth from the cold, hard truth.


    Podcast to recommend: Disastrous History (Disastrous History)


    Sources

    · Brands, H. W. The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. New York City, NY: Doubleday, 2000.

    · Gupton, Nancy. “Benjamin Franklin and the Kite Experiment.” The Franklin Institute. 12 Jun 2017. . Retrieved 19 Nov 2024.

    · Isaacson, Walter. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. New York City, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2003.

    · Rubin Stuart, Nancy. Poor Richard’s Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2022.

    · Smith, John L., Jr. “Benjamin Franklin’s Battery of Lovers.” Journal of the American Revolution. 2 Jun 2016. . Retrieved 19 Nov 2024.

    · Waldstreicher, David. Runaway America: Benjamin Franklin, Slavery, and the American Revolution. New York City, NY: Hill & Wang, 2004.

    · Wood, Gordon. The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin. New York City, NY: Penguin, 2005.

    · See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources


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