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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... conduct were mostly hidden. Although sel- dom mentioned, even in private correspondence, these business, economic, and organizational factors shaped the press's development. The early American press was characterized by interconnections ...
... conduct were mostly hidden. Although sel- dom mentioned, even in private correspondence, these business, economic, and organizational factors shaped the press's development. The early American press was characterized by interconnections ...
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... conduct and to dismiss his writings and printing career as self-serving and pecuniary. Surveying some of the articles and books about Franklin's writings, one reviewer noted, “So complex has this 'simple' man become in recent years that ...
... conduct and to dismiss his writings and printing career as self-serving and pecuniary. Surveying some of the articles and books about Franklin's writings, one reviewer noted, “So complex has this 'simple' man become in recent years that ...
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... conducted all the Policy , Negotiations , Legislatures and War . ” During their diplomatic service in France , Adams was appalled by Franklin's growing fame and willingness to be credited with achievements that were , in part or whole ...
... conducted all the Policy , Negotiations , Legislatures and War . ” During their diplomatic service in France , Adams was appalled by Franklin's growing fame and willingness to be credited with achievements that were , in part or whole ...
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... conduct . " 16 Writing the Autobiography in stages between 1771 and his death in 1790 , Franklin sought to influence public opinion about himself , both among his contemporaries and for posterity . He crafted it as a literary work in ...
... conduct . " 16 Writing the Autobiography in stages between 1771 and his death in 1790 , Franklin sought to influence public opinion about himself , both among his contemporaries and for posterity . He crafted it as a literary work in ...
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... conduct fell far short of perfection , forcing him to conclude that sincerely intending to do good is easier than consistently doing it . He ultimately rationalized his moral flaws , jocularly noting “ that a perfect Character might be ...
... conduct fell far short of perfection , forcing him to conclude that sincerely intending to do good is easier than consistently doing it . He ultimately rationalized his moral flaws , jocularly noting “ that a perfect Character might be ...
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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