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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Thomas More – Utopia, Book 2

As we know from previous discussion, Sir Thomas More was an English lawyer, philosopher and humanist who was counselor to Henry the VIII.  In 1516, he wrote and published Utopia.  This classic tells the tale of the political system of … Continue reading

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Amerigo Vespucci’s Account of His First Voyage

Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer who lived from March 9, 1454 to February 22, 1512.  He was the first to demonstrate that Brazil and the West Indies were not, after all, the eastern boundaries of … Continue reading

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