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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... freedom: printers' impartiality and concomitant hesitation to offend readers, their reliance on subsidy in the form of printing contracts, and the public's desire for an activist press to represent the populace in the political process ...
... freedom: printers' impartiality and concomitant hesitation to offend readers, their reliance on subsidy in the form of printing contracts, and the public's desire for an activist press to represent the populace in the political process ...
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... freedom , which can mean more than simply the workings of courts or government . In fact , how closely one examines these “ official ” sources as opposed to other sources will play a role in how much freedom one believes existed in the ...
... freedom , which can mean more than simply the workings of courts or government . In fact , how closely one examines these “ official ” sources as opposed to other sources will play a role in how much freedom one believes existed in the ...
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... and its relationship to press freedom elevated printer - publishers from tradesmen of modest social status to recognition as prominent and respected leaders of public opinion . This harbinger 20 Benjamin Franklin's Printing Network.
... and its relationship to press freedom elevated printer - publishers from tradesmen of modest social status to recognition as prominent and respected leaders of public opinion . This harbinger 20 Benjamin Franklin's Printing Network.
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... freedom of movement in colonial America , journeymen were often transient . As the term implies , journeymen tended to move from city to city in search of higher wages , bringing them closer to their goal of saving enough capital to ...
... freedom of movement in colonial America , journeymen were often transient . As the term implies , journeymen tended to move from city to city in search of higher wages , bringing them closer to their goal of saving enough capital to ...
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... , Franklin witnessed his master and brother James imprisoned after offending the Massachusetts Assembly . To retaliate , Franklin reprinted up , Cato's essay on “ Freedom of Speech ” 44 Benjamin Franklin's Printing Network.
... , Franklin witnessed his master and brother James imprisoned after offending the Massachusetts Assembly . To retaliate , Franklin reprinted up , Cato's essay on “ Freedom of Speech ” 44 Benjamin Franklin's Printing Network.
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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