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A Miracle Visitor Shows Up
The Pilgrims’ first winter after arriving at Plymouth was a tragic one – about half of the original 102 adventurers died from exposure, scurvy and outbreaks of contagious disease. When spring came, the survivors, weakened by illness and malnutrition, experienced an astonishing miracle: a visit from an Abenaki Indian who greeted them in English. Several days later, he returned with Squanto, an English speaking Native American, who taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate corn, extract sap from maple trees, catch fish in the rivers and avoid poisonous plants. [click to continue…]
by Joe Plemon on July 6, 2011
in Random
Yes, Personal Finance by the Book is now two years old. Like many bloggers, I entered into this adventure with little concept of what I was getting into. I knew it would be a “lot of work”, but that phrase carries little meaning until it is experienced. My biggest surprise, however, has been all I have received from my blog. [click to continue…]
