Originally posted by oldasdirt:
You have to keep in mind,too,Alex,that the majority of people,the masses who made the exodus,were illiterate.Which is one of the big reasons they left the Old World in the first place,the possibility of a better life.If impact was made,it was made among the elite,the educated,the religious community.If anyone would've been motivated by the story,it would've been the royalty and the upper echelon of society(there were those of that class that left too),who may have been motivated by it.They would've been a minority.
The overwhelming majority of people were looking to get away from over crowding,disease,war,poverty and other ills that plagued the O.W.One of my ancestors,for example,left Bavaria in the 18th century because he was the middle child.This meant he got zip of his dad's property when he passed on.Furthermore,since Europe was constantly at war with itself,more than likely he would've been drafted and become cannon fodder.
There was a documnetary on Easter Island on the History Channel the other night.It was on lost civilizations.
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