Episode 198: Captain Thomas Hayward’s Poetic Description of 1769 Charles Town
Charleston Time Machine - A podcast by Nic Butler, Ph.D. - Fridays
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The identity of the author of a well-known Charleston poem from 1769 is obscure, but clues imbedded in the manuscript suggest a candidate whose unfamiliar name recalls a distant era of local maritime history, and whose biography provides a colorful backdrop for the creation of a famously bold description of the colonial capital.