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An Ode to Public Education Privateers in Contemporary Times | msvigeljsmith

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An Ode to Public Education Privateers in Contemporary Times 



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What’s scarier than ghouls and goblins this Halloween?
Privateers (during the American Revolution) achieved the best results if they could bluff an opponent into believing opposition was futile. When this failed the result was often vicious combat with unpredictable results. Many privateers were captured or sunk when the odds were against them. In spite of all the risks and hazards, the overall effort to cripple Britain’s commercial fleet was highly effective, and fortunes destined to finance the new republic were made. It is estimated that the total damage to British shipping by American privateers was about $18 million by the end of the war, or just over $302 million in today’s dollars.”  ~The National Park Service
An Ode to Education Privateers in Contemporary Times
To you so bold and brazen
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