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The Gadsden Purchase:Odd Land Deal The Gadsden Purchase was one of the most curious real estate deals in which Uncle Sam has ever taken part. James Gadsden (1788-1858), whose name the purchase bears, was a grandson of Christopher Gadsden (1724-1805), a South Carolina Revolutionary soldier and statesman who was captured by the British at Charleston and confined as a prisoner for ten months at St. Augustine. James Gadsden soldiered for several years under General Andrew Jackson and it was he who seized the papers that led to the trial and execution of Robert C. Ambister and Alexander Arbuthnot in Florida...

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUNDAY SEPT 01, 2002 08:43:27 ET XXXXX U.S. Navy Revives Old Rattlesnake Flag, 'Don't Tread On Me,' To Fly On All Vessels The U.S. Navy is ordering its fleet to fly the defiant "Don't Tread on Me" rattlesnake flag aboard all its vessels to emphasize America's determination in the war on terror, reports TIME magazine on Monday. MORE Navy Secretary Gordon England's directive said the resurrected flag "represents an historic reminder of the nation's and Navy's origin and will to persevere and triumph."

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but here goes anyway: Any of you patriots out there know where I can get a car-flag sized version of one of the "rattlesnake" flags? The Gadsden, Culpepper, or First Navy Jack will do :). I feel that these militia flags have a rather more pointed message... "Dont tread on me" (no apostrophe in "don't" is traditional). I've searched all over the web for one, and I'm starting to think that I might have to silk-screen my own! I've seen them in 3'x 5', and I'm probably going...