Peacemaker [the 1844 USS Princeton explosion]

This week we've got all the hot Peacemaker spoilers you've been craving! Assuming you don't mean the John Cena show but the 1844 naval tragedy that helped reshape America. (Can you spoil something that happened 178 years ago?) Okay, yes, we're being a bit clickbaity this week. But maybe it'll work! Transcript, sources, links and more at: https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/peacemaker/ Key sources for this episode include Kerry Walters Explosion on the Potomac, Robert Seager's And Tyler Too, The Franklin Institute's "Report on the explosion of the gun on board the steam frigate 'Princeton''", and Lee M. Pearson's "The Princeton and the Peacemaker; A Study in Nineteenth-Century Naval Research and Development Procedures". Learn more about Chris over on his blog, or take one of his tours from Walking Backward Tours. Discord: https://discord.gg/Mbap3UQyCB Instagram: https://instagram.com/orderjackalope Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/orderjackalope Tumblr: https://orderjackalope.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/orderjackalope Email: [email protected]