Category: Age of Sail

Pius Mau Piailug and the Rebirth of Ancient Sailing Techniques By Rina Izzi, Public History Center Fellow, Christopher Newport University, Class of 2018 Editor: Dr. Sheri Shuck-Hall, Associate Professor of History, Director, Public History Center Pius “Mau” Piailug was born on the island of Satawal, a part of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia. Mau actually […]

Through the Lens of a Kentucky Soldier: Rezin Gist and the War of 1812  By Danielle Moore, Public History Center Fellow, Christopher Newport University, Class of 2016  Editor: Dr. Sheri Shuck-Hall, Associate Professor of History, Director, Public History Center, Christopher Newport University Rezin Gist was born on August 25, 1787, in Baltimore County, Maryland, and […]

Captain James Cook and Scientific Discoveries in the Age of Sail By Joshua Chase Thomas, Public History Center Fellow, Christopher Newport University, Class of 2015 Editor: Dr. Sheri Shuck-Hall, Associate Professor of History, Director of the Public History Center, Christopher Newport University The Age of Sail led to centuries of scientific findings and geographic exploration. […]