Bonus - 'The British Prison Ship' by Philip Freneau
Beyond the Breakers
English - June 02, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Documentary shipwrecks maritime history transportation shipping great lakes ocean accidents shipwreck disasters Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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As promised in the first of our three-part series on prison ships in the British Empire, Tanner read's Philip Freneau's poem "The British Prison Ship" in its entirety.
For context, you can also listen to the full episode (unlocked for everyone):
https://beyondthebreakers.buzzsprout.com/1657951/9777608-unlocked-december-bonus-prison-hulks-part-1
The version of the poem being read here is the final revised version (the original 1781 version was divided into four cantos instead of three).
*This was originally December 2021 bonus content to go along with the bonus episode