Yo, Ho, Ho and a . . . Bushel of Oysters?
With Talk Like a Pirate Day on September 19th, students may be rolling their “Arrs.” Popular media focuses on pirates pillaging at sea, but pirates didn’t limit themselves to the open ocean. Consider these questions on oyster pirates, who made their living thieving shellfish in America’s bays.
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