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John Lethbridge - Barrels of laughs (and profit) under the seas
Consistently Eccentric History
English - March 01, 2024 17:00 - 49 minutes - 56.3 MBHistory Society & Culture british english history comedy weird victorian georgian tudor stewart empire Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
No more cats! This week we are discussing an inventor/adventurer from Devon whose large family meant he had to get experimental to find ways of feeding them. Originally a wool trader, and probably aware of just how many ships were sinking as global trade increased, John Lethbridge realised that the sea floor was now awash with free money. If only there was a way of getting to it.
With a simple plan and more bravery that engineering know how John set out to begin harvesting the ocean floors for profit. Just watch out for the leaks.]
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