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Afghanistan and the Indians

by Rich Wandschneider | Sep 24, 2021 | Afghanistan, assimilation, Haudenosaunee, Iroquis Legue

I sat down to a long cup of coffee with Leif Christoffersen, a Norwegian-American with long experience in African and Latin American countries and international aid organizations. It was at the time of the American pullout from Afghanistan, and I asked Leif what he...

Invisible Indians

by Rich Wandschneider | Mar 14, 2012 | Age of Jackson, Alvany Plan, Benjamin Franklin, David McCullough, Indan history, Iroquis Legue, John Adams, Trail of Tears

I had been reading David McCullough’s book, John Adams, with great pleasure. My knowledge of colonial times and the birth of the nation is old and limited, so the exploration of the lives and careers of Adams, Franklin, Jefferson, Jay, Madison, Hamilton, and all of...
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