Poor Richard

Cavalcade of America Season 1 Episode 1

Overview:
Dramatized incidents are used to show how Benjamin Franklin delayed a conference between Lord Howe and John Adams until the spring rainy season commenced, thereby allowing General Washington to extricate his troops from Long Island under the cover of a storm.

This drama sent the ""old and obstinate"" Franklin to delay American surrender talks with the British, thereby allowing General George Washington to escape capture to fight another day.

Genre : Drama

Actors : -

Release Date : 1952-10-01

Duration : 60 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 1)

Poor Richard
1. Poor Richard
All's Well with Lydia
2. All's Well with Lydia
The Man Who Took a Chance
3. The Man Who Took a Chance
A Romance to Remember
4. A Romance to Remember
What Hath God Wrought
5. What Hath God Wrought
No Greater Love
6. No Greater Love
In This Crisis
7. In This Crisis
The Arrow and the Bow
8. The Arrow and the Bow
What Might Have Been
9. What Might Have Been
New Salem Story
10. New Salem Story
A Matter of Honor
11. A Matter of Honor
Experiment at Monticello
12. Experiment at Monticello
Mightier Than the Sword
13. Mightier Than the Sword
The Indomitable Blacksmith
14. The Indomitable Blacksmith
The Gingerbread Man
15. The Gingerbread Man
Night Strike
16. Night Strike
Slater's Dream
17. Slater's Dream
The Pirate's Choice
18. The Pirate's Choice
John Yankee
19. John Yankee
The Tenderfoot
20. The Tenderfoot


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