Lack Of Money Big Threat In Revolutionary War
The piece surveys the 1775 1783 period, detailing Continental Congress finances, inflation, and debt. It highlights Washington and Morris guiding wartime funding, French loans, and the push to mobilize hard currency while printing rivers of paper money eroding value. It notes Valley Forge hardships, revolutionary fundraising, and the struggle to sustain an army amid scarce revenue and foreign aid.
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin setting at Little Eva Plantation
In Natchitoches Louisiana locals say the graves at the old plantation cemetery near the Red River include Simon Legree and a slave named Tom. Sterling Evans, a Texas rancher, bought the 11 000 acre pecan farm in 1955 and marked the legends with bronze plaques and a gate. He and others note prior fascination with the site and a copied replica of an old slave cabin, though his wife bans Uncle Tom’s Cabin from the house.
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