SatsMan on Nostr: Manhattan being purchased from Native Americans for $24 is widely circulated, it's a ...
Manhattan being purchased from Native Americans for $24 is widely circulated, it's a simplification of events and a misinterpretation of the historical record. The more accurate account suggests that the Dutch traded goods valued at 60 guilders, which at the time, was worth considerably more than $24, for the island
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