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MYTH: THE DUTCH BOUGHT MANHATTAN ISLAND FOR $24 WORTH OF BEADS AND TRINKETS
Americans school children have laughed at the Indians who sold Manhattan Island for more than three hundred years. “Those primitive savages sold this valuable real estate for only $24 worth of beads and trinkets.” Or so the story goes. But it’s Native Americans who should be laughing. In actuality, Read more…