18th Century History | 18th Century History
Oct.24.2011
"Told entirely through dialogue, this quirky tale of period pirate wannabees makes a jeu d'esprit of the privateer life even as it baldly de-romanticizes it. Its protagonists, two unnamed brothers (one of whom might not be male), put out to sea from their Nantucket home in 1718 bedazzled by...
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Apr.27.2009
A musical prodigy of the 21st century encounters the phantom of her counterpart of the 18th century when she plays the glass harmonica, invention of Benjamin Franklin.
You can hear a fine example of the mystical sound of glass music here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKRj-T4l-e8
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