Thanks, I just ordered Mark Kurlansjy’s, COD. Looking forward to reading it.
The fur trade helped reshape the country also. Although not quite as profoundly as the Cod trade, it was still enormous in its own right. I recently read, Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune, by Anderson...
The legendary running back for the Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown, graduated from Manhassett High School. He played in 5 different sports and earned 13 varsity letters.
In the NFL he literally ran over opposing players. When tackled he would very slowly get back on his feet only to repeat it all...
This wood carving of a Codfish is known as the “Scared Cod”. It has been hanging the Massachusetts State House in Boston since 1784. There were 2 previous ones. One was lost to fire, and another one was lost during the Revolutionary War.
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