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Off the Plank: The Pirate and the Preacher
William Fly’s pirate career was short and brutal — and his death in 1726 is sometimes considered to mark the end of the days when pirates ruled the Atlantic. It began with a mutiny — led to a last-ditch conversion attemp...
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Off the Plank: The Pirate and the Preacher is an episode from Off the Path from New York to Boston by WSHU. William Fly’s pirate career was short and brutal — and his death in 1726 is sometimes considered to mark the end of the days when pi...
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Published Jul 5, 2024, 16:30 long, audio available.
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William Fly’s pirate career was short and brutal — and his death in 1726 is sometimes considered to mark the end of the days when pirates ruled the Atlantic. It began with a mutiny — led to a last-ditch conversion attempt — and ended with a gruesome display on an island in Boston Harbor.
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Published Jul 5, 2024 and 16:30 long