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Privateering in the American Revolution

May 17, 2023 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben franklins world podcastIn this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, historian Eric Jay Dolin joins host Liz Covart to discuss the early American world of privateers and the creation of the United States’ privateer fleet with details from his book,  Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution (Liveright Publishing, 2022). [Read more…] about Privateering in the American Revolution

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Maritime History, Military History, Naval History, piracy, Podcasts

Pirates, Prostitution & The Livingston Family

January 15, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Robert R Livingston by Gilbert StuartFrom their early days on the North American continent, the Livingston family were a prominent sex-trade family. In a nutshell, they were landlords to brothel-operators from at least as early as the 1810s.

New York State Chancellor Robert R. Livingston, who reluctantly joined the patriot side of the American Revolution in 1776. Chancellor Robert was one of many Livingstons who profited from the sex trade in the aftermath of the unrest. [Read more…] about Pirates, Prostitution & The Livingston Family

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Abolition, American Revolution, Haudenosaunee, Iroquois, Livingston Manor, piracy, prostitution, Robert Livingston, Slavery, Vice, William Kidd

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