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Louis Arthur Norton

Louis Arthur Norton

Louis Arthur Norton, a professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut, has published extensively on maritime history topics that include Joshua Barney: Hero of the Revolutionary War and Captains Contentious: The Dysfunctional Sons of the Brine. Two of his articles were awarded the 2002 and 2006 and Gerald E. Morris Prize for maritime historiography in the Mystic Seaport Museum’s LOG. Dr. Norton received the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association’s 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 awards for fiction and essay writing respectively.

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The War Years (1775-1783) March 6, 2017 February 22, 2017

Admiral Rodney Ousts the Jews from St. Eustatius

An incongruous spectacle greeted a scorching Caribbean sun that shone upon a stone quay. Tall slim palms seemed to wave a mournful farewell while…

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People April 15, 2015 August 28, 2016

Captain Gustavus Conynham: America’s Successful Naval Captain or Accidental Pirate?

Shortly after the onset of the Revolutionary War, Americans started to harass British commercial shipping close-to-home. One ship captain who engaged in this type…

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