Courage Talk — How do you say “low life” in the 18th century?

Courage Made Plain! The First Two Minutes of Episode #1 Translated from the Baroque (sub-titles)

It's pronounced BLAG-erd.This was fun.  We’ve always tried to make the language of Courage, New Hampshire authentic to the journals, letters, and newspaper usage we’ve seen in 18th century primary texts.  Most of us are used to this language, but occasionally, someone will stop, pause, and re-wind.

Here’s a little primer on what Courage might look like if we tooled it up to suburban American English:

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About James Riley

James Riley is the owner/operator of Riley's Farm in Oak Glen, California and a senior partner in Colony Bay Productions. The father of six children, Riley performs "Patrick Henry" and supervises a living history program visited by hundreds of thousands of school children. He holds a degree in history from Stanford University.
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