Thursday, August 25, 2005

History 344: Week Two Assignment

To facilitate discussion of Kenneth Silverman's The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, bring with you to class one question concerning the contents of a particular passage.

As a printer, Benjamin Franklin printed newspapers, votes, Laws, and even paper money. Was printing an estimable business in the Colonial era (p.13)?

Yes, and the most lucrative part of the trade was public business like printing the votes and newspaper.

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