One of them is about the Confederate prisoners who arrived at Fort Warren on Georges Island in the fall of 1861, fresh from the field of battle in North Carolina. This week, we’re sharing two classic stories of the Harbor Islands POWs from past episodes. Since the earliest days of the Bay Colony, prisoners of war have been held on the islands of Boston Harbor.
The Oregon Country was contested between Russia, Spain, and Britain, but the Columbia’s expedition opened it to Boston merchants, and pretty soon all American traders on the west coast were known as the Boston men.Ĭontinue reading Around the World on the Columbia (episode 233) Posted on OctoOctoCategories Episodes Tags 18th Century, Seafaring Leave a comment on Around the World on the Columbia (episode 233) A Disappearance in Donegal (episode 232) The mighty river of the west had previously been thought to be a myth, and navigating up this river established US land claims in what would eventually become seven states. Over the course of five years and two expeditions, the crew completed two circumnavigations, brought the first native Hawaiian to visit Boston, and “discovered” the Columbia river (which would have been news to the dozens of villages and thousands of inhabitants on the river). Almost by accident, the Columbia became the first American ship to visit the west coast of North America, the first American ship to land in the Hawaiian islands, and the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe. Formally named the Columbia Rediviva and accompanied by the sloop Lady Washington, the ship was owned by a group of prominent Bostonians and charged with opening up trade between Boston and China. Jared Ross Hardesty (episode 234) Around the World on the Columbia (episode 233)Ĭome with me on a voyage around the world with the officers and crew of the ship Columbia. Jared Ross Hardesty (episode 234) Posted on OctoOctoCategories Episodes Tags 18th Century, interview, Seafaring Leave a comment on Mutiny on the Rising Sun, with Dr. At the heart of the story is a brutal murder and mutiny on the high seas, illustrating the fundamental brutality of life in the 18th century, but the role of the church (specifically Old North Church) in the social and economic lives of Bostonians is also central to understanding the life and death of Captain Newark Jackson.Ĭontinue reading Mutiny on the Rising Sun, with Dr. Hardesty will explain why a reputable sea captain would become a smuggler, trafficking in illegal chocolate and enslaved Africans the risks an 18th century Bostonian would take to provide himself with a competence, or enough money to allow his family to live independently and what it meant in that era to be of but not from Boston. Jared Ross Hardesty, author of the new book Mutiny on the Rising Sun: a tragic tale of smuggling, slavery, and chocolate, which uncovers the dark web of interconnections between Old North Church, chocolate, and chattel slavery.
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