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EPISODE 96: The Wildest Man You Have Never Heard Of: Thomas Morton

History on Fire

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What Happened to the Captain?

In 1605 a certain captain, George, is captured in the area of modern day Maine. He took somewhere between 20 and 30 captives. One of them even ended up fighting as a soldier in the 30 years war. Took about a crazy story, some native from the New England area being kidnapped,. sold as a slave and finding his way into the front ranks in the 30 year war.

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