#53 The Popham/Sagadahoc Colony and Other Adventures on the Coast of New England 1602-08 Part 2
The History of the Americans
Jack Henneman
4.9 • 632 Ratings
🗓️ 31 December 2021
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
This week we continue and complete our story of the English adventures along the coast of New England in the first decade of the 17th century, including the fate, and the historical debate over the fate, of the Popham Colony, the Virginia Company’s sister colony to Jamestown. Along the way we learn about the astonishing origin of the word “Iroquois,” the first dog names in North America that come down to us, and the medicinal value, or not, of sassafras!
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Selected references for this episode
Henry Otis Thayer, The Sagadahoc Colony: Comprising the Relation of a Voyage Into New England
Christopher J. Bilodeau, “The Paradox of Sagadahoc: The Popham Colony, 1607–1608,” Early American Studies, Winter 2014.
Alfred A. Cave, “Why Was the Sagadahoc Colony Abandoned? An Evaluation of the Evidence,” The New England Quarterly, December 1995.
“The Voyage of Martin Pring 1603,” American Journeys Collection
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the History of the Americans podcast episode 53. |
| 0:11.4 | I am your host, Jack Heneman, and I'm recording this on December 30th, 2021 in New Orleans. |
| 0:19.8 | If you are new to the podcast, we are telling the history of the lands now |
| 0:24.4 | encompassed by the United States from the beginning without presentism. If you enjoy the podcast, |
| 0:31.7 | I very much appreciate a nice review or rating on your podcast app of choice. |
| 0:42.8 | Before we get to the history fun, I want to talk about a couple of things. |
| 0:49.5 | As loyal and attentive listeners know, I had the idea for the podcast in October 2020, |
| 1:01.1 | while on a four and a half thousand mile pandemic road trip to see friends and family spread out between Austin and the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. |
| 1:12.9 | One of my law school roommates had turned me on to David Crowther's History of England podcast, which I listened to at length on that trip and got it in my silly head that I could do something similar for the Americans. I spent October and November learning how to make |
| 1:18.9 | a simple podcast and doing a bunch of reading and put up the first episode zero, the introduction, |
| 1:25.5 | on January 1st, 2021. |
| 1:28.7 | My original idea was to put out about three episodes a month or maybe 40 a year, |
| 1:33.6 | but today's is the 53rd substantive episodes since the launch 363 days ago. |
| 1:41.5 | As of this morning, there have been more than 112,000 aggregate listens and downloads |
| 1:47.1 | in this first year. |
| 1:48.8 | And I can't deny the fact that you like me right now. |
| 1:53.7 | I can't believe I just did that, that assaulted even my tender sensibilities. |
| 1:59.0 | Thank you very much for listening and telling people that you listen. |
| 2:02.6 | It is indeed wonderful to have the work recognized. |
| 2:06.6 | I have heard from some of you about the pacing. |
| 2:09.6 | At this rate, how are we ever going to get to 1776, |
| 2:13.6 | much less the Civil War or other things that people are interested in. |
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