Not a Greek island you may have not heard about. In this case today I had to present my thesis for defence to my program's committee. Two were distinguished professors, the third was the Dean of Students who is also a maritime historian.
Well, my chosen area of expertise is the period surrounding The Quasi-War with France, 1798-1801. My thesis was regarding USS Ganges, a converted merchant ship, and her service as the first operational warship of the new United States Navy. We discussed naval policy, how the vessel made an impact, relevance to events today, and the United States Supreme Court decision involving her, Bas v. Tingy.
An hour later, it was done. I was passed with distinction.
Damn me.
Now I've just got to finish one paper for my Moby-Dick course and one course this summer.
And then back to playing with LOTS of toy soldiery things...
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