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Travel in Time with Dan Blog Episode 105: The Gaspee Affair

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The Forgotten First Blood: Why the Gaspee Affair Outshines the Boston Tea Party   While history books often highlight the Boston Tea Party of 1773, the true “first bold blow” for American independence actually took place a year earlier in Warwick, Rhode Island. The Gaspee Affair of 1772 was a violent, high-stakes confrontation that drew […]

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Travel in Time with Dan Blog Episode 103: Salem Pirates

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Salem’s Secret Harbor: The Privateer Headquarters of New England   When people think of Salem, Massachusetts, their minds immediately go to the infamous witch trials. However, the true power of Salem historically lay not in its mysticism, but in its deep-water harbor and the many inlets that allowed seafaring outlaws to hide. Beyond the stories

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