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Boston's Barons of the Sea (episode 89)
Boston's Barons of the Sea (episode 89)
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Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Jul 16, 2018
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Podcast episode
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In this week’s episode, we sit down with author Steven Ujifusa to discuss his new book “Barons of the Sea, and their race to build the world’s fastest clipper ship,” which will be out this Tuesday, July 17. Steven will tell us about 19th century drug smuggling, what it meant to trade for tea in China or gold in California, and why America’s most prominent families were involved in the shipping business. Most of all, he’ll tell us about the East Boston shipyard where Donald McKay built the fastest, most graceful ships the world had ever seen.
http://HUBhistory.com/089
http://HUBhistory.com/089
Released:
Jul 16, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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