Podcasts History Ben Franklin's World 006 At the Point of a Cutlass

006 At the Point of a Cutlass

Published: Nov. 4, 2014, 5 a.m.

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Arrr, so ye like pirates do ye?

Did ye know that as much as 33% of pirate crews were made up of captured seamen, not pirates?

We\\u2019ll be talking about the \\u201cGolden Age\\u201d of pirates in this here episode of Ben Franklin\\u2019s World with historian and pirate expert Gregory N. Flemming, author of the new book\\xa0At the Point of a Cutlass: The Pirate Capture, Bold Escape, and Lonely Exile of Philip Ashton.\\xa0

Show Notes:\\xa0http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/006

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