Great Lakes Pirates, Part 1: Pirate Bill

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This episode explores the history of pirates in the Great Lakes, focusing on a character known as Pirate Bill.

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People in this episode

Host: Mark Chrisler

Topics covered

• pirates
• Great Lakes
• history
• adventure
• maritime

Keywords

• Great Lakes
• pirates
• history
• maritime
• ad-free episodes

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