All posts tagged "privateering"
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6.6K1MaineSaint-Castin, the French Baron Who Drove the English From Maine
A 13-year-old son of a French baron named Jean-Vincent d’Abaddie de Saint-Castin arrives in Maine in 1665 to quell the Iroquois and...
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24.4K12MaineThe Penobscot Expedition, America’s Forgotten Military Disaster
The Penobscot Expedition during the American Revolution was the worst naval disaster in American history until Pearl Harbor. That a huge force...
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10.4K7ConnecticutCaptain William Kidd, Vicious Pirate or Enterprising Privateer?
William Kidd supposedly buried treasure off the Connecticut coast before sailing to Boston in 1699. There, he thought, he would receive clemency...
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5.0K5MassachusettsJonathan Haraden, Privateer Who Captured Everything He Came Alongside
During the American Revolution, Capt. Jonathan Haraden captured dozens of British merchant ships at sea. Most people could only hear of the...
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16.4K10MassachusettsThe Stolen Library That Launched America’s 1st Math Genius, Nathaniel Bowditch
In 1791, two Salem ministers let an 18-year-old apprentice named Nathaniel Bowditch use the private library to which they belonged. Maritime navigation...
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8.2K4Arts and LeisureThe Other Alexander Hamilton Visits Newport, 1744
In 1744, Dr. Alexander Hamilton took a long trip to New England for his health. Given the rigors of travel in those...
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