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"In boom country not everyone strikes it rich; and even those who come in from the hills with a pocketful of gold generally give it up in a hurry—for drink, for women, even for food and clothing at bonanza prices. Life is cheap, but nothing else is."
— Feb 17, 2026 03:02PM
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"The slaves on Barbados plantations had to be replaced at the rate of about 6 percent a year. It is estimated that between 1640 and 1700 264,000 slaves were imported into the British West Indies. The total black population in 1700 was about 100,000."
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Swarthout
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"The courts, for example, prescribed penances for couples who appeared with children too soon after marriage, requiring them in the traditional manner to appear at church the next Sunday dressed in white robes and carrying white wands"
— Feb 17, 2026 05:50PM
