Pirate Bill Johnson

Pirate Bill Johnson

Most people think that pirates were only active in the Caribbean.  The Thousand Islands area of New York and Canada also had pirates.  We talk about Pirate Bill Johnson

   

Location

Clayton, NY

Upper Canada

Thousand Islands

Sources for the show:

“Bill Johnston (Pirate).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 30 Nov. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Johnston_(pirate)#Destruction_of_the_Sir_Robert_Peel.

Bill Johnston: 2. Declares Personal War on Britain, www.raidersandrebels.com/2010/01/bill-johnston-2-declares-personal-war.html.

“Bill Johnston: Correcting the Historical Record.” Bill Johnston: Correcting the Historical Record > Thousand Islands Life Magazine > Thousand Islands Life Magazine All Archives, tilife.org/BackIssues/Archive/tabid/393/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1032/Bill-Johnston-Correcting-the-Historical-Record.aspx.

Wentling, Mark. William Johnston, 1852-1860, www.rockislandlighthouse.org/johnston.html.

Music:

Cattails Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Ghost Dance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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