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Monday, August 16, 2004

The Price of Canada

According to this, the British gave John Cabot 10 pounds sterling for "discovering" Canada.

Brian Ulrich at 1:57 PM

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Brian Ulrich: I am an Associate Professor in History at Shippensburg University, where I teach courses in Middle Eastern and world history. My two major research areas are the Middle East from the 7th through 10th centuries and the Persian Gulf from ancient times to the present. Nothing on this site represents an official position of Shippensburg University.

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