The Mentor: Benjamin Franklin
Albert Bushnell Hart
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This is Vol. 6, No. 7, Serial No. 155 of The Mentor, published May 15, 1918.
Benjamin Franklin was one of the leading figures of the 18th century and a founding father of the United States. His interests and accomplishments were broad and varied. Franklin is known as a brilliant inventor and a leading author, politician, diplomat, scientist, postmaster, and an influential printer in Philadelphia. These short vignettes for The Mentor magazine cover many of aspects of Franklin’s amazing life and career. - Summary by Larry Wilson (1 hr 17 min)
Capítulos
| The Whistle | 4:10 | Leído por John Doherty |
| Benjamin Franklin - His Life | 6:32 | Leído por David Lodes |
| Benjamin Franklin - The Man | 7:23 | Leído por John Doherty |
| Benjamin Franklin - As Politician and Diplomat | 4:42 | Leído por John Doherty |
| Benjamin Franklin - As Scientist | 6:55 | Leído por mhaudio |
| Benjamin Franklin - As Man of Letters | 6:26 | Leído por mhaudio |
| Benjamin Franklin - As Printer | 7:20 | Leído por mhaudio |
| Franklin in Massachusetts | 3:28 | Leído por Larry Wilson |
| Franklin as a Pennsylvanian - Part I | 7:26 | Leído por John Doherty |
| Franklin as a Pennsylvanian - Part II | 5:50 | Leído por John Doherty |
| Franklin in the Revolution, Franklin as a Diplomat | 5:25 | Leído por John Doherty |
| Franklin in the Federal Convention | 3:55 | Leído por John Doherty |
| The Open Letter | 5:38 | Leído por John Doherty |
| Daylight Saving Franklin's Idea | 2:30 | Leído por Larry Wilson |
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corrupt file?
Becky Mitton
each chapter of the recording is followed by dead air for 5 to 10 minutes. but if you try to step it forward, it repeats what you've heard in the chapter already. the readings are fine, but the file should be repaired. thanks