The inaugural episode of PhDrinking is here! Enjoy @laurenjackson77 and I discussing History PhD programs, the story of St Eustatius in the American Civil War, and growing up in Texas!
Notes from the show:
13:40 I meant Aaron Burr, not Alexander Burr
18:30 Pirate Queen http://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/ching-shih
32:42 There was actually only one powder mill in 1775 but others were added later
Suggested Reading:
-Enthoven, Victor. “‘That Abominable Nest of Pirates’ St. Eustatius and the North Americans, 1680–1780.” Early American Studies
10, No. 2 (Spring 2012): 239-301.
-Book of Ages by Jill Lepore (fiction)
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Thanks to http://www.bensound.com/ for the intro/outro
