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Franklin in Paris: The Diplomat Who Made the Revolution a World War
In October 1776, the American Revolution was in serious trouble. Washington was retreating, New York had fallen, the Continental Army was struggling to survive, and Congress desperately needed money, weapons, ships, and international support. So it entrusted an extraordinary mission to a seventy-year-old Benjamin Franklin: cross the Atlantic and persuade France to gamble on the United States.
In this episode of Dave Does History, we follow Franklin from his dangerous voyage aboard the Continental Navy frigate Reprisal to the salons and secret diplomacy of Paris. Along the way, Franklin…
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