American History
Apr 7th 2006, 7:26 am
#241
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Re: American History
Originally Posted by Bob
US independence, not the Sharpe series, which was a good laugh...and apparently they made a new one into a show, comes out in May or something.
Anyway, meant the Starbuck Chronicles-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...412062-7486362
Anyway, meant the Starbuck Chronicles-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...412062-7486362
Bernard wrote Sharpe too.
Apr 7th 2006, 7:40 am
#242
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Re: American History
Originally Posted by anotherlimey
ah c'mon I was being sarcastic..... !
Bernard wrote Sharpe too.
Bernard wrote Sharpe too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...412062-7486362FIL will be very pleased, he loves them, I had a couple that I read when I first came over here and he stole them, and then got the rest of his books
Apr 7th 2006, 7:44 am
#243
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Re: American History
Originally Posted by AdobePinon
We eek out a few more years down here - Santa Fe goes back to 1609.
Apr 7th 2006, 7:47 am
#244
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Re: American History
Originally Posted by User Name
Not meaning to take a pot shot or something ... but frankly, when us "super-intelligent-know-it-all-Brits-lets-take-the-piss-out-of-Americans-for-their-lack-of-history" ... we forget one thing: NATIVE AMERICANS whose history goes way back before England (as in English England) ever existed. I am beginning to wonder why we so easily forget the NATIVE AMERICANS. Just where did corn come from - England? Nope. The Native Americans were growing crops before England came into being.
Apr 7th 2006, 7:49 am
#245
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Re: American History
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
I don't I'm British. 
Apr 7th 2006, 7:51 am
#246
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Re: American History
Originally Posted by Rete
They were originally from the West and cross into the Americans
Did the Americans know about this beforehand? It must have been painful
Apr 7th 2006, 7:54 am
#247
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Re: American History
Originally Posted by Rete
Actually Native Americans are not native to America. They were originally from the West and cross into the Americans from the north when the land was still connected.
Apr 7th 2006, 8:05 am
#248
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Re: American History
Originally Posted by User Name
Can make the same argument against the English, the Scots, the Welsh ... nothing unique to Native Americans, and any classification scheme is going to involve diffuse boundaries. The diversity between the numerous Native Indian Tribes (e.g., language) suggests that at least one central group moved into a previously unoccupied land and then branched out in different directions (but I'm no expert on Native Americans), bit like the occupation of the Galapagos, new land, few invading species, which rapidly evolved to occupy unexploited niches.
Apr 7th 2006, 8:12 am
#249
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Re: American History
Originally Posted by Celsius
Let's not make an argument. Please note title of this thread!
Apr 7th 2006, 8:17 am
#250
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Re: American History
Originally Posted by Rete
My ancestors are from Germany and Poland ... so my ancestors didn't hail from Africa either. They were the Germanic tribes most probably.
Apr 7th 2006, 8:21 am
#251
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Re: American History
Originally Posted by elfman
Unless your ancestors evolved separately from the rest of mankind or came here by spaceship, they hail from Africa originally. We all do.
Apr 7th 2006, 8:28 am
#252
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Re: American History
Originally Posted by elfman
Unless your ancestors evolved separately from the rest of mankind or came here by spaceship, they hail from Africa originally. We all do.
Apr 7th 2006, 8:34 am
#253
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Re: American History
Originally Posted by elfman
Unless your ancestors evolved separately from the rest of mankind or came here by spaceship, they hail from Africa originally. We all do.
Apr 7th 2006, 8:41 am
#254
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Re: American History
Could we freeze Tom C ruise and send him back? Please
ruise and send him back? Please
Apr 7th 2006, 8:44 am
#255
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Re: American History
Originally Posted by Leslie66
Not the Scientologists. They were frozen by aliens and brought in on spaceships.