Nantucket and the American Revolution - Part 1

About this episode

Muster your friends and family, gather and listen close as the Nantucket Gam celebrates America's 250th anniversary with a tale of Nantucket during the American Revolution! Join us for a tale of economic collapse, Quakerism, smuggling, divided loyalties and uneasy neutrality on our lonely island 30 miles out to sea. How does an island dependent on a single industry navigate the conflict between the colonies and London? Who would you be - Patriot, Privateer, Loyalist or Smuggler? Learn all about it in part one of our two-part series on Nantucket and the American Revolution.