Shipwrecks, Treasure and Cannon Fire-The True Story of an American Privateer

Compared with better-known stories of the Founding Fathers who, author and regular Reason contributor Jackson Kuhl notes, "don't do much," the story of privateer Samuel Smedley is brimming with action. His new book, "Samuel Smedley, Connecticut Privateer," delves into this true-life tale of revolution, shipwrecks, treasure and cannon fire. 

Reason.tv's Nick Gillespie sat down with the author to talk about Smedley, America's fascination with Revolutionary War biographies and Kuhl's desire for a film franchise.

Approx. 6 minutes.

Edited by Meredith Bragg. Camera by Meredith Bragg and Josh Swain.

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Comments

[Slap the Enlightened!]

Is that a song cue or is that a song cue?

[rather]

Did he buy the commission?  Or, was it an earned Captainship?

I love the spy code history of the Revolutionbary War

[rather]

I'm buying this one. I have been doing research on the Revolutionary era and I too found an unexplored angle; serendipitous

[rather]

BTW Nick, Americans don't like history that is not in comic book formatted.

Unless, the other replies are invisible, the only other I see is a link to a song

[seguin]

Mmm...smug self-indulgent stupidity...smells like fresh hipster.

[rather]

No, just an observance

[Chloe]

I do think Americans like history. It just seems that we prefer more of the history of an individual than the history of a certain event.

[bunk bed plans]

I'm buying this one. I have been doing research on the Revolutionary era and I too found an unexplored angle; serendipitous