To: 4yearlurker
“Manhattan” translates to “Place were I first got drunk.” Should translate into "Place where white man first got swindled." The Indians who sold Manhattan Island to the Dutch were from Long Island. The Dutch didn't know that and proceeded to make a deal for the famous $24 in trinkets for the land. The Indians took the loot and left. When the Dutch started to settle in the real Indian owners of the island showed up from the mainland and demanded payment............The first NYC land swindle waaaay before the Brooklyn Bridge.......
16 posted on
12/04/2007 12:51:22 PM PST by
Red Badger
( We don't have science, but we do have consensus.......)
To: Red Badger
18 posted on
12/04/2007 12:54:07 PM PST by
fish hawk
(The religion of Darwinism = Monkey Intellect)
To: Red Badger
One funny story from Heckwelder;s book is the Dutch gave the Indians hoes and rakes as gifts for cultivating. Metal tools with out the wooden handles. When the Dutch returned months later the Indians were wearing them around their necks. They didn’t know what they were for.
19 posted on
12/04/2007 12:55:34 PM PST by
4yearlurker
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