Andrew J. Lyter:
Lecturer on Maritime History,
Social History, and the Revolutionary Atlantic World
Through my career working in public history and academia I have had the opportunity to work with museums, cultural institutions, and universities on both sides of the Atlantic, lecturing on a diverse slate of topics. As a maritime and Atlantic historian my research focuses on the social history of transnational seafarers during the age of Atlantic revolutions. Through my presentations and research I strive to advocate for bottom-up history, sharing the omitted and overlooked perspectives and experiences of common sea-faring individuals. I am passionate about making history relevant using my hands-on experiences in the field to make applicable and meaningful connections.
Lecture Topics
The Bombardment of Lewes and the War of 1812
The Chief Dependence for Support': The Maritime Trade in Pre-Revolutionary Lewistown, 1769-1775
Crude and Clannish: An Early History of the Pilots of the Bay and River Delaware
Delaware Seafarers and the Transatlantic World, c.1796-1825
Eighteenth Century Shipbuilding and Sussex County
An Equal Chance for their Livelyhood in their proper Employments: Labor, War, and Pilots of the
Delaware, 1747-1748
Going Among English Sailors: American Tars Aboard the HMS Belvidera, 1809-1814
Hearty In the Cause: Defending Delaware Bay, Spring 1776
John Thompson: The Travails of an American Seafarer of 1813
Navigating the Channels of Freedom: African American Delawareans, the Sea, and the War of 1812
Pine Tar & Petticoats: The Maritime Clothing of the Revolutionary Waterfront
Prick'd in India Ink: Tatooed Mariners of the Early Republic
Traitors Among Us: Delaware Loyalists- Enemies to American Liberty?
Whaleboat Warfare and the American Revolution
Whaleboat Warfare and the War of 1812
(If you have a specific topic that you are interested in, please get in touch and we can discuss a custom lecture tailored for your site)
