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Jonathan Maltby’s diary from 1881, describing the British invasion of Groton

In Which I was on WNPR

Posted on July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 by Peter
Jonathan Maltby’s diary from 1881, describing the British invasion of Groton

On June 28, YaleNews published this story by me:

Alumnus’ writings offer a window to the Revolutionary War in Connecticut

In a nutshell, I found the diary of a Yale undergrad from the 18th century, during the Revolutionary War, and a written reminiscence he composed many years later describing the period. A nice, topical story for the otherwise slow news week of July 4th.

Somehow, Ray Hardman from WNPR found the story and asked if I would be willing to talk about it on the radio. I did! Jules took a video of the radio as it aired, which you can see here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWdOmHh9Lyw&t=&fbclid=IwAR050RSReMOlG-kdCAw7vKtKUIPXpwYwUyhOcIlRmO0hmelmvzoPB0F6qf4

I make an additional cameo as “Guy Returning Home from the Store on His Bike.”

Here is a link to Ray’s online story that accompanied the on-air piece:

War On Campus: Papers Reveal Life At Yale During The American Revolution

I preserve this all here, for posterity! The story was a lot of fun to write and I am very pleased and humbled by its terrific reception.

While you’re here, you can check out some more of my writing.

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