back to new york

Back to New York after my Fairburn-focused diversion, so it’s definitely still Geography as most people would understand it. Again, I’ve obviously copied this from whatever book I was copying before, so any controversies and inaccuracies should be addressed with whoever wrote whatever it was I copied, and not me. Having said that, it seems reasonably OK this time. I thought the opening paragraph about the Iroquois would be contentious, but no - apparently they were actually punished for siding with the British with the war. Their villages were burned and their lands seized, forcing 5,000 of them to flee to Canada and another 1,000 to die of starvation. I mean, that sounds fair, doesn’t it? Your allies lose the war, therefore you and all your family and friends and everyone you’ve ever met has their house burned down and gets either starved to death or forced into permanent exile. Absolutely totally fair and just. I’m pretty sure the rest of it checks out as well, but my brain glazed over as soon as I started reading it, so that’s the end of that. Next stop: Paris!

April/May 1980

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Back to New York

Manhattan Island Under English Rule The American War of Independence My Way to School Back to New York The Beginnings of Paris The Story of the Earth The Planets How the World is Changing Shape Rocks and Fossils The Seas How the Sea Shapes the Land The Nature Trail Way of Insect Watching What is Prehistory?