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  • The Tulip Mania of 1637

    The Tulip Mania of 1637

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    You may have heard about the War of the Roses, but when people are asked if they know about the 1637 Tulip Mania, they stare in bewilderment. To say the least, the Tulip Mania was one of the most bizarre economic events in all of western civilization. Cynthia Wood explains the basics.

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Owen Carrollson

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It may be that hundreds of Civil War stories have gone unnoticed by historians. Except for the watchful eye of two Connecticut soldiers who served with the Union Army in the Charleston area, during the war, this story of “The Swamp Angel” is one we would never know about.

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