![]() ![]() And the father of a son who remained loyal to the British crown during the war, creating a rift between them.įranklin was all these things, as the various historians enlisted to shed light on him explain. A “reluctant revolutionary.” A slave owner, and later an abolitionist. ![]() Enter “Benjamin Franklin,” four hours devoted to the Founding Father, capturing all the facets of a man described as “the most famous American in the world” during his time.Īn inventor, wordsmith and publisher. There’s something comforting about Ken Burns’ PBS documentaries dealing with subjects that predate video, since the filmmaker, unlike most of the industry, eschews dramatic reenactments in favor of a low-tech approach. ![]()
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