I had originally planned to release an interview with an expert this week where we debunked some of the most common myths about the destruction of the tea. Events conspired against me, however. Luckily, the rest of Boston has the 250th anniversary of the Tea Party covered. There are commemorative events taking place around the city and throughout December, so we’ll look at a different detail. In all the hoopla about the tea, it’s easy to forget that the tea ships also carried other cargoes. In this week’s episode, we’ll revisit two classic stories about other cartoes that the tea ships brought to Boston. First, we’ll hear about Phillis Wheatley’s book of poetry, which was on the Dartmouth, through the story of enslaved artist Scipio Moorhead. After that, we’ll learn about Boston’s first street lamps, which were on the forgotten fourth tea ship, the William.

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I had to say goodbye to Duke on the morning when I intended to interview an expert about Tea Party myths. Duke was 14 ½ years old, and he was a very good boy. He was my constant companion, going on daily walks with me and coming along on my morning runs for over a decade. He loved cheese and peanut butter and pizza crusts. He was a champion commuter on the orange line, the blue line, and the commuter rail. He was experienced with canoes, water taxis, and high speed ferries, and he hated them all. He loved to travel, visiting all the New England states, from the top of Mount Washington to the tip of Cape Cod, from the trails of the Blue Hills to the Kennedys’ private beach, and from Portland to Providence to New Haven to Burlington. He didn’t love history as much as we do, but he visited Ticonderoga, Valley Forge, and many other historic sites at our sides.