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I am a historian of the early United States and the British empire with a focus on illicit actions on the high seas including piracy, smuggling, the slave trade, and revolutions.
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Oxford Research Encyclopedia, American History, 2020
Historians of colonial British North America have largely relegated piracy to the marginalia of t... more Historians of colonial British North America have largely relegated piracy to the marginalia of the broad historical narrative from settlement to revolution. However, piracy and unregulated privateering played a pivotal role in the development of every English community along the eastern seaboard from the Carolinas to New England. Although many pirates originated in the British North American colonies and represented a diverse social spectrum, they were not supported and protected in these port communities by some underclass or proto-proletariat but by the highest echelons of colonial society, especially by colonial governors, merchants, and even ministers.
Article from "Humanities: The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities," Vol. 38, no... more Article from "Humanities: The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities," Vol. 38, no. 1 (Winter: 2017).
Named one of Longform’s Best Articles of 2016 (Longform.org, Sponsored by the Writing Program at the University of Pittsburgh)
Book Reviews by Mark G . Hanna
Medium.com, 2019
Review in Medium.com
Journal of American Studies, 2018
This is Simon Middleton's review of Pirate Nests that includes the most accurate take on chapter ... more This is Simon Middleton's review of Pirate Nests that includes the most accurate take on chapter ten that I have read so far. It also places the book in well stated historiographical context.
John Donoghue's review of Pirate Nests in the English Historical Review
Early American Literature, 2017
Kathryn Mudgett's Review Essay in Early American Literature
Owen Stanwood's review of "The New Pirate History"
Journal of Maritime Research, 2016
Peripheries and Center in Pirate Histories
Oxford Research Encyclopedia, American History, 2020
Historians of colonial British North America have largely relegated piracy to the marginalia of t... more Historians of colonial British North America have largely relegated piracy to the marginalia of the broad historical narrative from settlement to revolution. However, piracy and unregulated privateering played a pivotal role in the development of every English community along the eastern seaboard from the Carolinas to New England. Although many pirates originated in the British North American colonies and represented a diverse social spectrum, they were not supported and protected in these port communities by some underclass or proto-proletariat but by the highest echelons of colonial society, especially by colonial governors, merchants, and even ministers.
Article from "Humanities: The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities," Vol. 38, no... more Article from "Humanities: The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities," Vol. 38, no. 1 (Winter: 2017).
Named one of Longform’s Best Articles of 2016 (Longform.org, Sponsored by the Writing Program at the University of Pittsburgh)
Medium.com, 2019
Review in Medium.com
Journal of American Studies, 2018
This is Simon Middleton's review of Pirate Nests that includes the most accurate take on chapter ... more This is Simon Middleton's review of Pirate Nests that includes the most accurate take on chapter ten that I have read so far. It also places the book in well stated historiographical context.
John Donoghue's review of Pirate Nests in the English Historical Review
Early American Literature, 2017
Kathryn Mudgett's Review Essay in Early American Literature
Owen Stanwood's review of "The New Pirate History"
Journal of Maritime Research, 2016
Peripheries and Center in Pirate Histories
San Diego Union Tribune, 2014
Time Magazine article that interviews 13 historians about what historical events they think could... more Time Magazine article that interviews 13 historians about what historical events they think could make for a great movie adaptation. Mine is on Captain Kidd.
I discuss Pirate Nests with Liz Covart.
UCTV documentary about my Age of Sail course and curating a Natural History Museum exhibit.
This is an interview with "The List" a show that airs on ABC at 7:30
2023
This is a 3 hour colloquium held once a week that includes 3 visits to the UCSD Special Collectio... more This is a 3 hour colloquium held once a week that includes 3 visits to the UCSD Special Collections Library and 2 visits to the San Diego Maritime Museum
Syllabus for UCSD Colloquium "The Age of Sail"
Co-curated online exhibit with Dana Velasco Murillo about the history of San Diego from the UC Sa... more Co-curated online exhibit with Dana Velasco Murillo about the history of San Diego from the UC San Diego Special Collections Library
A documentary about my "Age of Sail" course filmed by UCTV
Syllabus for UCSD graduate seminar in early American historiography.
Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740, 2015