The Stolen Goods: A look into the history of banditry and swashbucklery

The Stolen Goods: A look into the history of banditry and swashbucklery

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  • Jean Lafitte: The Smuggling King of Louisiana.

    The Jean Lafitte story sounds like a pirate movie until you sit with what actually powered it: smuggling, violence, and human trafficking hidden behind charm and good timing. 

    If you’re into pirate history, New Orleans history, the War of 1812, and the real mechanics of smuggling in the Gulf of Mexico, hit play. Subscribe, share this with a history-loving friend, and leave a review with your take: legend, villain, or something messier?

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    39 min
  • 29. Yemelyan Pugachev: Outlaw and Russian Revolutionist

    In the 1770's when Russia was becoming a global power and Nobles were getting used to the modern world, the lower class paid a hefty price. One man named Yemalyan Ivanovich Pugachev decided not to take it any more and started a revolution that shook the Russian crown to its core and inspired another revolution almost 150 years later.

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    29 min
  • 27. John Dillinger: Public Enemy #1.

    John Dillinger started his life like any other kid who was a bit of a troublemaker. But through the years, the decisions he made and the circumstances he face turned him into the most known criminal in the world and exactly what the J Edgar Hoover needed to convince the government that the FBI needed to be stronger. On Behalf of John Dillinger, you're welcome FBI.

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    48 min
  • 26. Sir Francis Drake: Elizabeth's Hero & Phillip's Nightmare.

    In the late 1500's Francis Drake, an English Mariner from a poor family rose up the ranks to become one of Queen Elizabeth's greatest Weapons against the Spanish. From his dark early times in the slave trade to his time as a privateer to his circumnavigation of the globe, this son of a poor minister did it all and even got knighted! Much to the Displeasure of King Phillip II of Spain. But how did all go down? Lets find out!

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    33 min
  • 24. Killer Jim Miller: Devout Methodist. Family Man. Contract Killer?

    "Killer" James Brown Miller Carved out a large wake of destruction in Texas during the late 1800's into the early 1900's serving as a corrupt lawman and a killer for hire all while keeping up the appearance of being a loving husband and devout member of the church. But Don't let the looks fool you. He was a total psycho. Lets find out more about this total nut bag together!

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    35 min
  • 23. Black Jack Anderson: The Scourge of the Australian Seas

    Black Jack Anderson was an African American man who made his way down to Australia during the early 19th century while working in the whaling trade. Once down there he traded his Harpoon for a club and started Hunting seals and went even further and turned to Piracy. Not only was he Australia's only known pirate but one the only black pirates I have found so far. But who was he? Lets find out right now, together.

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    27 min

About The Stolen Goods: A look into the history of banditry and swashbucklery

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This Podcast is all about outlaws, bandits and pirates. Join me as we learn about the most notorious and even some of the not so well known bounty robbing rogues in history, together! Buckle up for a…