{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Story of Rhode Island","title":"BONUS: Rhode Island Pirates","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/dd2a279f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1562,"description":"1683 - 1723 | Throughout the late 17th and early 18th century, Rhode Island pirates contributed heavily to the Golden Age of Piracy and became such a nuisance that they almost got the colony's charter revoked.My Favorite Books on this Topic:Black Flag, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates by Eric Jay DolinPirates of Colonial Newport by Gloria Merchant*Map image from Rhode Island Boundaries by John H Cady.To learn more about this episode go to The Story of Rhode Island website","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/85DMYcV0zRiCwpJl-JPyKiVZSkGT7uyRB-jYkPMvGS4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMmQx/YWQyODM4NTQxZGI1/MzZiNmEzOWRlYzJm/MjhmNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}