The Life of Timothy Dexter, 1747-1806 (Episode 8)

In Episode 8, our disaster is a person: Lord Timothy Dexter, the most-disliked person in the history of Malden, Massachusetts. We discuss The Malden Informer of Deer's rags-to-riches social ascent, his uncanny (diabolical?) good luck in business, his eyesore of a house, his terrible marriage, his publishing venture ("A Pickle for the Knowing Ones") and his two funerals, only one of which was a practical joke on his neighbors. Tune in and hear how it all unfolded, with a little help from whales, mittens, stray cats, Bibles, and the basement mausoleum that haunts both our nightmares. 

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Sources for this episode include:

Life of Lord Timothy Dexter by Samuel Knapp

https://archive.org/details/lifeoflordtimoth00inknap

The Strange Life of 'Lord' Timothy Dexter by Zachary Crockett

https://priceonomics.com/the-strange-life-of-lord-timothy-dexter/

Historic Ipswitch.Org: Lord Timothy Dexter

https://historicipswich.org/2015/01/08/lord-timothy-dexter/