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The Real First Thanksgiving . . .

Posted by Richard Adams

I have recently found myself reading Jerome Reich’s very good, but also rather expensive, Colonial America textbook.


Anyway, here’s an amusing incident from Plymouth, not long after the Pilgrims landed: "An English-speaking native American named Samoset walked into Plymouth and casually asked for beer." Who knew?

9:58 PM / April 17, 2008
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Dan

Clearly a guy with a clue.

Posted 12:29 AM / April 18, 2008 | Reply

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