Benjamin Franklin: Printer and Postmaster

Benjamin Franklin: Printer and Postmaster

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection
S1 E6: 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.