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A Disappearance in Donegal
A Disappearance in Donegal
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53 minutes
Released:
Sep 26, 2021
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Arthur Kingsley Porter was a celebrity professor, who worked in the shadow of the Harvard secret court that purged the campus of gay students and faculty. He grew up in wealth and privilege, expecting to follow his brother into the family law firm, before experiencing an epiphany that drove him to become one of the world’s foremost experts on medieval European art and architecture. After a midlife revelation led to an unconventional lifestyle, his family sought refuge at their Irish castle and their offshore cottage, until Porter disappeared under mysterious circumstances in the summer of 1933.
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Full show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/232/
Support us: http://patreon.com/HUBhistory/
Released:
Sep 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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