“Manhattan was sold for $24”
See on Scoop.it – 500 Nations ““Manhattan was sold for $24″ worth of “trinkets” or “glass beads” by Native Americans to the Dutch. It is something taught to most American schoolchildren by age eight. That was true in 1911, in 1949 and in 2009. The $24 is never adjusted for inflation.” See on abagond.wordpress.com
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