EPISODE · Jul 26, 2021 · 44 MIN
Episode 385 - Naming Kids After Assassins, British Naval Press Gangs
from Extreme Genes · host Extreme Genes
Professor Christopher Magra of the University of Tennessee talks about British “Press Gangs” and how their virtual kidnapping of young men to man their Navy contributed to the breakout of the Revolutionary War.
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Professor Christopher Magra of the University of Tennessee talks about British “Press Gangs” and how their virtual kidnapping of young men to man their Navy contributed to the breakout of the Revolutionary War.
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