I’m reading Annie Proulx‘s Barskins, and her references to 18th century violence against others inspired me to find information that might validate the veracity of her descriptions. I found the following link to an Aeon Newsletter essay by William Fitzhugh Brundage, the William B Umstead Distinguished Professor of History at the University of North Carolina […]

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