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My name is Greg Jackson.

I'm a PhD holding historian, a professor and the creator of history that doesn't suck.

A podcast that makes legit seriously researched

American history come to life through entertaining stories. Join me for a

chronological telling of the United States story. From the revolution to

fractious civil war, tenacious inventors, brave reformers, and more.

With more than 100 episodes, you can already binge a listen to your way from 1776 to the early 20th century.

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The I'm not going to Hello, welcome to the Pirate History Podcast. My name is Matt. Thank you for listening.

Let us travel back to Tortuga in the 1640s. It was very rough place. It wasn't even an official

colony yet. France wouldn't recognize the French settlers there until 1659. Those that were there were essentially squatters. They were

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