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Young Ben Franklin

S1 E3: An Open and Closed Coffin

Young Ben Franklin

GZM Shows

Arts, History, Performing Arts, Fiction

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2018

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Ben meets a pirate who is not at all what he seems. His investigation takes him and the wharf rats to a graveyard, where they dig up the legend of a treasure older than America itself. For more great shows, visit GZMshows.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The You know me as Benjamin Franklin, statesman, inventor, founding father. But back in 1720 when I was 14 years of getting under the skin of the people in power.

0:47.0

Let me out of here. I've done nothing wrong

1:03.4

Amen my friend better that a hundred guilty go free than one innocent soul should suffer. Who said that?

1:04.4

John Julian at your service, but my friends call me Jamaica,

1:11.3

Jack.

1:12.3

Why, you're a Pirate!

1:16.0

Are you're a...

1:17.0

Are you're going to hurt me?

1:25.0

Not unless you give me reason to what?

1:29.0

Easy lad you have nothing to fear for me.

1:32.0

In this world of ours I have more to fear for me. In this world of ours, I have more to fear from you.

1:36.0

You do?

1:40.0

My mother and father were imported from Africa to chop sugar cane in Jamaica,

1:45.0

but don't let the scar on my cheek and the hip boots full you. I am no pilot.

1:50.0

Then why are you in this jail?

1:52.0

Therein lies a tale.

1:55.0

But may I ask the same of you, Mr. Franklin, my friends call me Ben.

2:00.0

As you say, there's a story to tell, but I asked you first.

2:04.0

Before I was born, my parents were granted their freedom.

2:11.0

I was born a free man, but the Royal Navy needs sailors, and when I reached

2:16.6

the age of 12, I was pressed into service.

2:20.3

Against your will?

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