Very good. Although I must say, when I see what modern settlers are doing in the Middle East today, it's hard to think of any "settlers" in romantic terms. What Europeans did to the hundreds, if not thousands, of native peoples in the process was indeed shameful. I'm currently reading a book on General Rosas of Chile which draws on this, need I mention the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears in the U.S, or the wiping out of indigenous peoples in New Zealand, or Alaska.
This was a wonderfully written and thoughtful article. I love the story of how this country grew and evolved!
Very good. Although I must say, when I see what modern settlers are doing in the Middle East today, it's hard to think of any "settlers" in romantic terms. What Europeans did to the hundreds, if not thousands, of native peoples in the process was indeed shameful. I'm currently reading a book on General Rosas of Chile which draws on this, need I mention the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears in the U.S, or the wiping out of indigenous peoples in New Zealand, or Alaska.