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Benjamin Franklin Bache
Benjamin Franklin Bache , 1769–98, American journalist, b. Philadelphia; son of Richard Bache and grandson of Benjamin Franklin . In 1790 he founded the Philadelphia General Advertiser (later the Aurora ). As the champion of the Jeffersonians, Bache's paper denounced the Federalists bitterly, and he was arrested under the Sedition Act (see Alien and Sedition Acts ) but was released on parole. He died soon afterward of yellow fever. |
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"Benjamin Franklin Bache." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Benjamin Franklin Bache." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Bache-Be.html "Benjamin Franklin Bache." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Bache-Be.html |
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Bache, Benjamin Franklin
Bache, Benjamin Franklin (1769–98), grandson of Franklin, at the age of 21 founded the Philadelphia General Advertiser (later the Aurora) and in its columns bitterly attacked Washington, Adams, and Federalist policies.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Bache, Benjamin Franklin." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Bache, Benjamin Franklin." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-BacheBenjaminFranklin.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Bache, Benjamin Franklin." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-BacheBenjaminFranklin.html |
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