Episode 136 Franklin in Paris

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Benjamin Franklin travels to France to join the American Delegation. He arrives in December 1776 and immediately gains pop star status with the French people. Getting the French government to go along would take longer. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America, by Stacy Schiff, 2005. Online Recommendation of the Week: Sybil Ludington (The History Chicks Podcast) http://thehistorychicks.com/minicastsybil-ludington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.2	C.org. UK. Hello and thank you for joining the American Revolution.
0:50.0	Today episode 136 Franklin in Paris.
0:56.0	When we last left France back in episode 115,
1:00.0	Silas Dean was doing his best to procure arms and equipment for the Continental Army, as well as trying to convince France to support the American cause and go to war with Britain.
1:11.0	Recall that Dean had arrived in France in May 17, War with
1:15.0	a Britain.
1:18.0	with quite a few obstacles in his way.
1:19.0	He had no diplomatic experience.
1:21.0	He had never even been to Europe before. He did not know
1:26.0	anyone in France and did not speak French. On top of that he had prominent enemies
1:32.0	among fellow patriots, like Arthur Lee, attacking
1:36.1	him from the outset.
1:38.2	He also managed to hire a British spy, Edward Bancroftft as his personal secretary.
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