ARP215 The Dunkirk Pirate

<p>Captain Gustavus Conyngham disrupts merchant shipping around great Britain.  His efforts earn him the moniker "The Dunkirk Pirate" from the British.  He is captured several times but manages to escape. Upon returning to Philadelphia, the Continental Congress challenges his credentials and confiscates his ship.</p> <p>Visit my blog at <a href='https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2021/08/arp214-proposal-to-arm-slaves.html'>https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com</a> for a complete transcript as well as links to other works by the author.</p> <p>Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast</p> <p>Book Recommendations of the Week: <a href='https://www.amazon.com/dp/154173033X?&linkCode=ll1&tag=amrevpodcast-20&linkId=93c3e9bdc8c1770da98b07d30dcfa6df&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl'>Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution</a>, by Mike Duncan.  Order from a private bookseller on <a href='https://bookshop.org/lists/book-recommendations-cf716b67-af45-48cb-a528-cf665babb112'>Bookshop.org</a></p> <p>Online Recommendation of the Week: Letters and Papers Relating to the Cruises of Gustavus Conyngham: A Captain of the Continental Navy, 1777-1779, by Robert Neeser (ed): <a href='https://archive.org/details/lettersandpaper00neesgoog'>https://archive.org/details/lettersandpaper00neesgoog</a></p> <p>Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: <a href='https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2021/03/ar-sp08-david-o-stewart-george.html'>https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271</a></p> <p>Join the podcast mail list: <a href='https://blog.amrevpodcast.com/2021/03/ar-sp08-david-o-stewart-george.html'>https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy</a></p> <p>ARP T-shirts and other merch: <a href='https://www.teepublic.com/stores/american-revolution-podcast?ref_id=23124'>http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast</a></p> <p>Support this podcast on Patreon <a href='https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15621839'>https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15621839</a></p> <p>or via PayPal <a href='ht