In 1864 the Confederate States of America commissioned a privateer to destroy the American whaling industry. It succeeded beyond their wildest dreams... but not until after the war was over. Whoops. Transcript, sources, links and more at https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/the-sea-king/ Key sources for this episode include Chester G. Hearn's GRAY RAIDERS OF THE SEA: HOW EIGHT CONFEDERATE WARSHIPS DESTROYED THE UNION'S HIGH SEAS COMMERCE; John Baldwin and Ron Powers' LAST FLAG DOWN: THE EPIC JOURNEY OF THE LAST CONFEDERATE WARSHIP; Lynn Schooler's THE LAST SHOT: THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF THE CSS SHENANDOAH AND THE TRUE CONCLUSION OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR; Terry Smyth's AUSTRALIAN CONFEDERATES: HOW 42 AUSTRALIANS JOINED THE REBEL CAUSE AND FIRED THE LAST SHOT IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR; and Tom Chaffin's SEA OF GRAY: THE AROUND-THE-WORLD ODYSSEY OF THE CONFEDERATE RAIDER SHENANDOAH.  Presented by #13 (Dave White) Artist. Lover. Social Media Unfluencer. Acknowledged authority on lucrative bogs. Dave White is all this and more. But most days he's a web developer, graphic designer, and cartoonist. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, his two cats, and his crippling obsession with strange trivia. This week we're cross-promoting with The Paranoid Strain (https://play.acast.com/s/the-paranoid-strain), the podcast that explains why so many people believe ridiculous conspiracy theories! Listen as each episode the Fearful Jesuit explores the origins of conspiracy theories like QAnon, 9/11 Truthers, and Sovereign Citizens and then systematically dismantles them! You'll love it! Discord: https://discord.gg/Mbap3UQyCB Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orderjackalope/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/orderjackalope Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/orderjackalope Tumblr: https://orderjackalope.tumblr.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/orderjackalope Email: [email protected] Part of the That's Not Canon Productions podcast network. https://thatsnotcanon.com/