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On this episode of Our American Stories, The Revolutionary War brought brutal battles, but one of its deadliest tragedies happened far from the front lines. Historian Robert P. Watson, author of The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn, shares the untold story of the HMS Jersey, a derelict British prison ship off the coast of New York, where more Americans perished than in combat.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, The Revolutionary War brought brutal battles, but one of its deadliest tragedies happened far from the front lines. Historian Robert P. Watson, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGhost-Ship-Brooklyn-American-Revolution%2Fdp%2F030682552X&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C13bcbeca84fd4c56891f08de010228ef%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638949305962693742%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wGcsf7cCjdYqqkXoYn91%2F71cWVJuCecfj9A6Id%2BlSkg%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn</a>, shares the untold story of the HMS&nbsp;Jersey, a derelict British prison ship off the coast of New York, where more Americans perished than in combat.
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More Americans Died on a British Prison Ship Than in Battle

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