Benjamin Franklin

2022 · PG · History

Ken Burns’s two-part, four-hour series explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most complex and consequential figures, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.

Directed by: Ken Burns

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