Episode 319 - The Desolation of Sugar
Rum, made from a byproduct of sugar cane, was a big part of early American trade.
Episode 315 - A History of Time Zones
You don't know how much I wanted to call this one "Chester A. Arthur Did Something Important When He Was President." But I held back.
Episode 307 - Thomas More’s Imaginary World
Want more More? He published a few other works, and all of his writings are solidly in the public domain and easy to get.
Episode 240 - Salt in the Wound
The "giant fish" I talked about in last week's preview references a story that the Songhai told about a giant fish that wrecked their lands until a warrior from outside the country came in and killed it. I couldn't fit it in to the episodes anywhere this week.
