In this the 15th episode, we explore the inner thoughts of Commodore Robert F. Stockton, revealed in an unprepared speech he gave in Honolulu in June 1846
In unlucky episode 13 of the Stockton Chronicles Robert F. Stockton, the Founder of Sea Girt, is able to bring a technological marvel to life, only to have the Princeton blow up in his face.
In Episode 12 of the Stockton Chronicles, Robert F. Stockton combines forces with the Stevens family of Hoboken to build a canal and railway monopoly connecting NY and Pennsylvania
In the 11th episode of the Stockton Chronicles, Robert F. Stockton learns about bare-knuckle politics in New Jersey as the nation fights over John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jacskon
In Episode 10 of the Stockton Chronicles, Richard the older brother of Robert Stockton had success as an attorney in Mississippi before facing off in a duel.
In Episode 8, Robert F. Stockton fought three duels in the Navy in 3 years. The fact that he did not suffer injury or discipline added to his reputation.
In Episode 7, Stephen Decatur was the commander of the Second Barbary War after his heroics of the First Barbary War. Robert F. Stockton and his brother Horatio served him in that campaign when they brought the Algerian corsairs to surrender.
