<p>George Galphin was a married&nbsp;man in his late 20s when he left Armagh for a new life on the American Frontier in 1737. Across the four decades that followed Galphin built an extraordinary personal empire on the frontiers of colonial South Carolina and Georgia. At the heart of his success were his connections with the indigenous Muscogee (Creek) people,&nbsp;amongst whom he lived. In this episode, Fin and Damian are joined by Dr Bryan C. Rindfleisch--an expert on Galphin's life--to discuss this fascinating Ulster Scot emigrant, the people that surrounded him, and the world he inhabited.</p><br><p>Bryan outlines for us what life was like on the frontiers of Empire in the 18th century American south-east, and how Galphin found success as the key-go between in the lucrative deerskin trade with Native American peoples. He traces Galphin's Irish origins and how his transatlantic ties influenced him, not least through his efforts to support increased Ulster emigration to the Frontier. We also delve into some of the intimate&nbsp;relationships that were central to Galphin's life, particularly with women such as Metawney, the powerful Muscogee woman who made his career possible, and the enslaved women he held in bondage and with whom he fathered children.&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><p>Book: Bryan C. Rindfleisch <a href="https://www.uapress.ua.edu/9780817320270/george-galphins-intimate-empire/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>George Galphin's Intimate Empire: The Creek Indians, Family and Colonialism in Early America</em></a></p><br><p><a href="https://discoverulsterscots.com/emigration-influence/america/ulster-scots-america/scotch-irish-and-savannah" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Discover Ulster Scots: The Scotch Irish of Savannah</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.muscogeenation.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Website of The Muscogee Nation</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/ocmu/learn/historyculture/the-muscogee-nation.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Park Service History of The Muscogee Nation</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.audubon.org/silver-bluff/about-us/history" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuary</a></p><br><p><a href="https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?httpsredir=1&amp;article=1160&amp;context=archanth_books" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Initial Archaeological Investigations at Silver Bluff Plantation</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>