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The Louisiana Purchase (Land For Sale)

The Louisiana Purchase (Land For Sale)

Heroes and Howlers
Sea. 8 Ep. 328 min
24 Oct 22
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“Russia has sold us a sucked orange!” Horace Greeley, editor of the New York World's response to the Alaskan purchase of 1867.  In this episode Paul and Mikey look at how the politics of the Old World literally shaped the Americas. And why a tiny Caribbean island might be worth more than half a continent. Facebook Twitter InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.