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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... Master Printer 22 3. The Moral Foundations of Franklin's Journalism 36 4. Communicating Instruction in Philadelphia 48 5. Spreading Virtue to South Carolina 64 6. Network Expansion from New York to the Caribbean 78 7. The Political ...
... Master Printer 22 3. The Moral Foundations of Franklin's Journalism 36 4. Communicating Instruction in Philadelphia 48 5. Spreading Virtue to South Carolina 64 6. Network Expansion from New York to the Caribbean 78 7. The Political ...
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... master craftsmen used ap- prenticeships to limit the growth of their trades . By substituting apprentices for journeymen and other hired help , these masters spared themselves the journeymen's wages and thereby prevented many journeymen ...
... master craftsmen used ap- prenticeships to limit the growth of their trades . By substituting apprentices for journeymen and other hired help , these masters spared themselves the journeymen's wages and thereby prevented many journeymen ...
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... a central role in establishing the legacy of social importance that the press has enjoyed to the present day . 2 From Apprentice to Journeyman to Master Printer While apprenticed The Art of Virtue and the Virtue of the Art 21.
... a central role in establishing the legacy of social importance that the press has enjoyed to the present day . 2 From Apprentice to Journeyman to Master Printer While apprenticed The Art of Virtue and the Virtue of the Art 21.
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... master printer in the new state of Ohio. He later used his journalistic prominence as a springboard to politics ... master's permission, or divulge business secrets. They worked long hours six days per week, per- formed menial tasks ...
... master printer in the new state of Ohio. He later used his journalistic prominence as a springboard to politics ... master's permission, or divulge business secrets. They worked long hours six days per week, per- formed menial tasks ...
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... master , William Moulton , promises similar to those required of printing ap- prentice James Franklin Jr. and his master , Benjamin Franklin , more than half a century earlier . " 7 The apprenticeship system was essential to the growth ...
... master , William Moulton , promises similar to those required of printing ap- prentice James Franklin Jr. and his master , Benjamin Franklin , more than half a century earlier . " 7 The apprenticeship system was essential to the growth ...
Contents
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36 | |
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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