Philadelphia
City on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, USA. Hub for literary places in the city.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| The First Great Founder | Ben Putano | turning point | Franklin, unable to fund his own paper in Philadelphia, wrote popular essays in the leading paper to sink the only rival, whose printer then sold out to him cheaply. |
Sub-places
The First Great Founder — Ben Putano (2022)
Source: The First Great Founder · Original · Readwise highlight
When he lacked the funds to start his own newspaper in Philadelphia, Franklin decided to bolster the leading newspaper with a series of wildly popular essays.
- Role: turning point
- In the article: Franklin, unable to fund his own paper in Philadelphia, wrote popular essays in the leading paper to sink the only rival, whose printer then sold out to him cheaply. This began his media business.
- Why it matters: It is the stage for the one concrete business episode in a general essay on Franklin and writing; the city is named but not described.