Benjamin Franklin

Season 1 Episode 3: The Chess Master

“The Chess Master” follows “America's native genius,” as historian Keith Arbour calls Franklin, through the final 14 years of his life, nine of which were spent in Paris as the rebellious colonies' ambassador to France. Franklin's first goal (aside from creating the U.S. foreign service on the fly) was to secure financial and military aid. He went about doing it in the same manner as he played chess.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

3

Cast:

Colm Feore, Richard Easton, Dylan Baker

Quality:

HD

Duration:

90 min

First Air:

2002

Rating:

6.7