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History professor presents paper on pirate Thomas Pound
Jun 24, 2026, 09:00
by
Beth Eberth
Dr. Steven Pitt, associate professor of History, presented the paper βThe Pirate Thomas Pound and the Machiavellian Scheme of a Royal Navy Captainβ at the Problem of Piracy IV: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Plunder by Sea across the World from the Ancient to the Modern at the University of Exeter, England, June 19-20.
Dr. Steven Pitt, associate professor of History, presented the paper βThe Pirate Thomas Pound and the Machiavellian Scheme of a Royal Navy Captainβ at the Problem of Piracy IV: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Plunder by Sea across the World from the Ancient to the Modern at the University of Exeter, England, June 19-20.
He also completed two weeks of research on his book project, βBloodwood: The Rise of American Capitalism,β at the Massachusetts Historical Society as part of a monthlong fellowship.