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Social History
Social history is a branch of history that includes history of ordinary people and their way of life
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Because neither corn nor wheat grew well in the Adirondacks, the favored crop was potatoes ("Our food was mostly fish and potatoes then for a change we would have potatoes and fish," recalled one early inhabitant), occasionally supplemented by peas, rye, buckwheat, or oats.
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― Crimes Against Nature: Squatters, Poachers, Thieves, and the Hidden History of American Conservation
― Crimes Against Nature: Squatters, Poachers, Thieves, and the Hidden History of American Conservation
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It was to be the longest flight I had ever made in my young life and one of the most interesting. Having always been interested in the magic of aviation I knew that the DC-6B, I boarded was an approximately 75 seat, trans-ocean, Pan Am Clipper. It would also be the last long distance propeller driven commercial airliner. The only difference between it and the DC-6A was that it didn’t have a large cargo door in its side, and it was also approximately 5 feet longer than the DC-6A.
1955 was a good
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