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Originally Posted by Tealeaf
Now, now - don't be so cheeky.
On a slight digresion, a few days ago a wooden boat moored up at one of the old docks close to me . This boat is a full-scale replica of the Discovery, which was one of three ships involved in the Jamestown settlements of 1609, which preceeded the Pilgrim Fathers and Thanks Giving day by about 12 years. Unfortunatly, those earlier settlers did not survive - I think most of 'em were eaten by injuns. So I just wonder - do the Mohawks and the Apache have a different item on the menu on thanksgiving day?
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While Jamestown had a horrendous death rate (as did the pilgrims), it was the first English settlement that survived in what is now the USA. It was the settlement that evenyually became Virginia.