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J. Ott

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J. Ott @john-ott.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
He plundered his way back to England and ended up writing a popular book about the trip just to dispel the notion he had found a bunch of gold but was keeping it hidden.
Sir Walter looking jaunty with a feather in his hat
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J. Ott @john-ott.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Pánfilo de Narváez was tricked by the Tocobagans of Florida to leave them alone and head north to “Apalachee,” a kingdom rich in gold. It didn’t exist, and all but four of his army died in the trek to find it.
Engraving portrait of Narváez
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J. Ott @john-ott.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Native Americans quickly figured out that telling Europeans you knew where gold was was a great to control them. 🧵
Epenow points the way (detail from an engraving)
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J. Ott @john-ott.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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J. Ott @john-ott.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Today in History
Hitler’s “Night of the Long Knives”
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Eugene V Debs
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J. Ott @john-ott.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Passage from Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
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