Abolition wasn’t fueled by just moral or economic concerns – the booming whaling industry also helped sink slavery
New research shows that when the whaling industry in the US produced more products, the proportion of slaves also declined in ...
Opinion
The Martha's Vineyard Times1dOpinion
Trim, don’t clear-cut pine plantations
Driving around lately, I have noticed a number of stands of white pine trees. One in particular, along State Road entering West Tisbury, part of a Land Bank property, has naturalized harmoniously with ...
State Port Pilot2d
Way it Was: Orton rice fields
This is a view of Orton Plantation and its once thriving rice fields bordering the Cape Fear River between Southport and ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
Archaeologists Unearth Rare Reminder of Britain’s Brief Reign Over the ‘Nation’s Oldest City’
The find offers archaeological evidence of the 20-year interlude when the British ruled St. Augustine, Florida, which was founded by the Spanish in 1565 ...