New York, Quebec, and The Water Route to the Center of the World

Learn more about the early military history of Puerto Rico and the Dutch war expeditions against the Spanish empire.

Discover the tale of New York’s own female teenage “Paul Revere.”

Discover the heartbreaking conflict that torn asunder families here in Westchester County during the American Revolution.

Discover little known American naval and land actions in the Caribbean during the American Revolution.

I wanted to explore some wider connections to our Podcast narrative and zoom out a bit to cover three distinct historical episodes over the course of the 17th century, that highlight Dutch struggles with the Spanish Habsburg, English and French for control of the Atlantic basin.

Discover the unique story of the 1768 Slave revolt on Monserrat and the development of an incredible syncretic Afro-Irish culture.

An examination of slavery’s ties between North America, Africa, Barbados, Jamaica, St. Domingue and Curaçao in the 17th and 18th centuries. Book recommendations: “Intimate Bonds” By Jennifer Palmer, “Empire at the Periphery” by Christian Koot, “Everyday life in the Early English Caribbean” by Jenny Shaw and “Creolization and Contraband: Curaçao in the early modern Atlantic World” by Linda Rupert

Let’s weave a tale that will tie together the Battle of White Plains, Diedrich Knickerbocker, The Philispe’s Patroonship, and Algonquin Hudson River sacred legend. Book Recommendations: “Legends and lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley” by Johnathan Kruk.

Discover the first system of public order and law enforcement here in New York.