
My name is Dr. Solomon Smith. I have been teaching history at the University level since 2004. This podcast is an extension of the classes that I teach. The first season will cover a Survey of American History, but future seasons will include topics like Colonial America, The American Revolution, First Contact in the New World, Pirates in the Americas and sports history.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 82 | Founded | 5 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | History | |||

This episode examines piracy during the golden age from an economic history perspective, highlighting how it disrupted trade, reflected political and economic rivalries, and posed legal and jurisdictional challenges. Piracy imposed both immediate and... more
This episode shows that while seafaring was overwhelmingly male, determined women—ranging from disguised sailors to leaders like Grace O’Malley—could sometimes break into this world and exercise real power. Women rarely appeared in piracy, but Anne B... more
This episode covers the period after the buccaneer era ended in 1697. Piracy resurged briefly in the early 18th century due to wars like the War of the Spanish Succession, which turned many sailors into privateers and then unemployed seamen who becam... more
This episode covers how the War of the Spanish Succession briefly allowed former buccaneers to return as privateers, but its end unleashed a short, intense final pirate cycle featuring figures like Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, and Bartholomew Roberts befo... more
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