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Thought For the Day: How Did American Capitalism Survive the End of Chattel Slavery?
“Slavery has been a fact of human existence throughout recorded history. Why did it suddenly create capitalism a couple of centuries ago in a few select places, namely the Netherlands, Britain and the American colonies? Why didn’t the Romans create … Continue reading
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Tagged American Capitalism, American Colonies, American Institute of Economic Research, Britain, Capitalism, Capitalist, Chattel Slavery, Cotton, GDP, Human Existence, Netherlands, North, Prosperity, Recorded History, Rich Lowery, Romans, Slavery, The Spanish, Thought For the Day, Vikings
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Voyages to Vinland
The Norse Viking exploration of coastal North America is described in the Saga of Erik the Red. Leif Erikson first landed in the area that is said to include what is now known as Newfoundland and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence … Continue reading
WordPress Daily Prompt – Dash
In response to the daily prompt, dash, another photograph from Second Life. Dragon Ship Dashed On the Rocks At Dawn
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Tagged Daily Prompt, Dragonship, Fantasy, Memories, Photographs, Second Life, Vikings
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