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Title: Benjamin Franklin on PBS
Post by: Flintlock54 on April 16, 2022, 05:04:06 PM
I've been watching a 2 part documentary by Ken Burns about Ben Franklin. It pretty good and fits with what we do. I highly recommend viewing.
Title: Re: Benjamin Franklin on PBS
Post by: Pop Revere on April 18, 2022, 09:03:46 PM
Yes, I saw it and highly recommend it. Coming from PBS, I was afraid it was going to be politically biased, but it was actually pretty good.
I recorded it so I can watch it again. I'm going to make a list of questions for a test so the grandchildren can watch it and answer them along the way.
That way on a rainy day they will learn something and not spend all day on their Play Stations.
Title: Re: Benjamin Franklin on PBS
Post by: T. WOLF on April 20, 2022, 01:07:13 AM
It's excellent. Binge watched all four hours in one sitting. Ken Burns at the top of his game. They did a great job of leveraging artistic illustrations to make up for the absence of archival photography. It was entertaining and I learned many interesting anecdotes that  I didn't know and might leverage at Appleseed. It was a Fair and unflinching portrayal of a fascinating man and circumstances.