Liberty Chronicles, Ep. 22; Creoleness and Cruelty in Colonial Louisiana
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Channel: Libertarianism.org · 2017 · News & Politics
For two decades, New Orleans was a town with about 400 riotous, irreligious, desperate individuals. Jean-Baptiste, Sieur de Bienville always hoped the French Empire would take more interest in the area--it was the gateway to wider America, the key to the continent’s greatest river, its richest soils, and a highway for the Indian trade. If only it actually had people in it! Further Readings/References: https://mises.org/system/tdf/Early%20Speculative%20Bubbles%20and%20Increases%20in%20the%20Supply%20of%20Money_2.pdf?file=1&type=document http://www.blackpast.org/primary/louisianas-code-noir-1724 Download the .mp3 of this episode: https://cdn.cato.org/libertarianismdotorg/liberty_chronicles/LibertyChronicles_22.mp3 Subscribe through iTunes: http://apple.co/2pPgsEC Subscribe through Google Play Music: http://bit.ly/2pyKxJm Liberty Chronicles RSS feed: http://bit.ly/2opQVAN
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