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To: Twotone

From the article:

FDR’s dad made his fortune from the Opium Trade in China.

Wow, I didn’t know that.


6 posted on 03/16/2019 8:34:48 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: gaijin

...FDR’s dad made his fortune from the Opium Trade in China.

https://www.history.com/news/john-jacob-astor-opium-fortune-millionaire

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delano_family

https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/28/opinion/the-opium-war-s-secret-history.html


7 posted on 03/16/2019 8:51:16 AM PDT by HangnJudge
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