Easily the most under-appreciated and completely unknown black hole in the historical knowledge of the American public is 1609-1753. Basically the only thing that happened in this time in most people’s minds was: 1. Pilgrims arrived; 2. Some women were accused of being witches; (literally nothing for 100 years); 3. Then the French and IndianContinue reading “Andrew Isker on American History”
Easily the most under-appreciated and completely unknown black hole in the historical knowledge of the American public is 1609-1753.
Basically the only thing that happened in this time in most people’s minds was:
1. Pilgrims arrived;
2. Some women were accused of being witches; (literally nothing for 100 years);
3. Then the French and Indian War.
No recognition of a discrete people building civilization out of nothing for 150 years.
America spontaneously emerged ex nihilo in 1776 as an economic zone the entire planet could enjoy if they (temporarily) profess to believe in “freedom.”