Sat July 21, 2018
Blue Room Lecture Series - Whaler, Traitor, Coward, Spy: William Rotch, the Quaker Ethic, and the Spirit of Capitalism
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The National Park Service and California State University Maritime Academy are partnering to present the 2nd annual series of free lectures for the public. All lectures begin at 1 PM. Join us in the Blue Room of the Maritime Museum (900 Beach Street.)
William Rotch had the unusual distinction of being accused of treason four times by three governments in two decades. On July 21st, Sarah Crabtree will re-examine these explosive charges, asking whether his accusers were more upset about his troublesome religion or his thriving business. Rotch’s opposition to war led him to explore new whaling grounds and fishy business practices, making him one of the wealthiest and most hated men in America.
Sarah Crabtree is an Associate Professor of History at San Francisco State University. She is the author of Holy Nation: The Quaker Transatlantic Ministry in an Age of Revolution as well as several articles on transatlantic travel in the Age of Sail. She is currently at work on a graphic history of William Rotch.
Upcoming dates in the lecture series:
September 15 —Autonomous Vessels at Cal Maritime, by Mike Holden.
November 10 —Mariners and the Eastern Pacific: The Cycle of Seafaring from Sail to Steam, by Jennifer Metz.
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William Rotch had the unusual distinction of being accused of treason four times by three governments in two decades. On July 21st, Sarah Crabtree will re-examine these explosive charges, asking whether his accusers were more upset about his troublesome religion or his thriving business. Rotch’s opposition to war led him to explore new whaling grounds and fishy business practices, making him one of the wealthiest and most hated men in America.
Sarah Crabtree is an Associate Professor of History at San Francisco State University. She is the author of Holy Nation: The Quaker Transatlantic Ministry in an Age of Revolution as well as several articles on transatlantic travel in the Age of Sail. She is currently at work on a graphic history of William Rotch.
Upcoming dates in the lecture series:
September 15 —Autonomous Vessels at Cal Maritime, by Mike Holden.
November 10 —Mariners and the Eastern Pacific: The Cycle of Seafaring from Sail to Steam, by Jennifer Metz.
The National Park Service and California State University Maritime Academy are partnering to present the 2nd annual series of free lectures for the public. All lectures begin at 1 PM. Join us in the Blue Room of the Maritime Museum (900 Beach Street.)
William Rotch had the unusual distinction of being accused of treason four times by three governments in two decades. On July 21st, Sarah Crabtree will re-examine these explosive charges, asking whether his accusers were more upset about his troublesome religion or his thriving business. Rotch’s opposition to war led him to explore new whaling grounds and fishy business practices, making him one of the wealthiest and most hated men in America.
Sarah Crabtree is an Associate Professor of History at San Francisco State University. She is the author of Holy Nation: The Quaker Transatlantic Ministry in an Age of Revolution as well as several articles on transatlantic travel in the Age of Sail. She is currently at work on a graphic history of William Rotch.
Upcoming dates in the lecture series:
September 15 —Autonomous Vessels at Cal Maritime, by Mike Holden.
November 10 —Mariners and the Eastern Pacific: The Cycle of Seafaring from Sail to Steam, by Jennifer Metz.
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William Rotch had the unusual distinction of being accused of treason four times by three governments in two decades. On July 21st, Sarah Crabtree will re-examine these explosive charges, asking whether his accusers were more upset about his troublesome religion or his thriving business. Rotch’s opposition to war led him to explore new whaling grounds and fishy business practices, making him one of the wealthiest and most hated men in America.
Sarah Crabtree is an Associate Professor of History at San Francisco State University. She is the author of Holy Nation: The Quaker Transatlantic Ministry in an Age of Revolution as well as several articles on transatlantic travel in the Age of Sail. She is currently at work on a graphic history of William Rotch.
Upcoming dates in the lecture series:
September 15 —Autonomous Vessels at Cal Maritime, by Mike Holden.
November 10 —Mariners and the Eastern Pacific: The Cycle of Seafaring from Sail to Steam, by Jennifer Metz.
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