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Yankee Privateers: The Keg Wars
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Traditional warfare would change forever when David Bushnell solved the problem of how to explode gunpowder underwater. These floating, wooden kegs, filled with gunpowder were used by the privateers to destroy British shipping. Join me and read how Tarbell and Fitch use them successfully to harass the Royal Navy.
What does Josiah Fitch do to free Tarbell from prison?
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Joe Freitus lives in Williamsburg, Virginia with his wife and has been a teacher and writer for 30 years. In addition to winning awards as a teacher and writer, he has worked for the motion picture industry, most notably the HBO award winning mini series, John Adams. Writing about adventures related to characters that populated World War Two is his driving passion.
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