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The Civil War and Reconstruction was a pivotal era in American history.

When a war was fought to save the Union and to free the slaves,

and when the work to rebuild the nation after that war was over

turned into a struggle to guarantee liberty and justice for all Americans. I'm

I'm Tracey and I'm rich and we want to invite you to join us as we take an in-depth look at this

pivotal era in American history.

Look for the Civil War and Reconstruction,

wherever you find your podcasts. Hello and thank you for joining this special edition of the American Revolution. This week we've got a guest

episode for you. Rich Napolitano of the shipwrecks and Sea Dogs podcast

recently did an episode about John Paul Jones.

Rich and I both recently joined the Into History Network, which has given me an excuse to listen

to a lot of the other really great history podcasts that are out there.

All of these podcasts are available free wherever you get your podcasts,

but if you have any interest in joining the Into History network, you can access all of our

podcasts ad free as well as some special content. Go to into History.com for more details. I really wanted to let you know more about shipwrecks and sea dogs,

so enjoy today's podcast episode about John Paul Jones.

April 22nd, 1778, Whitehaven, England.

At midnight, I left the ship with two boats and 31 volunteers.

When we reached the outer pier, the day began to dawn.

I would not, however, abandoned my enterprise, but dispatched one boat under Mr Hall and Lieutenant Wallingford with the necessary

combustibles to set fire to the shipping on the north side of the harbour, while I went with the

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