The life and work of scientist, inventor and writer Benjamin Franklin.
EPISODE 1
Join or Die
Following his success as a printer in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin earns worldwide fame from electricity experiments and then turns to politics.
EPISODE 2
An American
Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia; in Paris, Franklin wins French support for the American Revolution; Franklin works on the U.S. Constitution.
Mandy Patinkin
Carolyn McCormick
Josh Lucas
Paul Giamatti
Liam Neeson
Joe Morton
Adam Arkin
Dave Quay
Tony Beck
Peter Coyote
Ken Burns
