Cavalcade of America - Season 1 Episode 1 Poor Richard
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.
Keyword : anthology
Episode
Poor Richard
All's Well with Lydia
The Man Who Took a Chance
A Romance to Remember
What Hath God Wrought
No Greater Love
In This Crisis
The Arrow and the Bow
What Might Have Been
New Salem Story
A Matter of Honor
Experiment at Monticello
Mightier Than the Sword
The Indomitable Blacksmith
The Gingerbread Man
Night Strike
Slater's Dream
The Pirate's Choice
John Yankee
The Tenderfoot