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"40 acres and a mule" is what each freed family was proverbially promised after the US Civil War, so it seems like it wasn't considered a huge amount in 1865.
by perl4ever 7y ago
"40 acres and a mule" is what each freed family was proverbially promised after the US Civil War, so it seems like it wasn't considered a huge amount in 1865.
- catalogia 7y agoWhether or not the Tuttle family were wealthy is beyond the point. 400^2 meters of Maine turning into sand dunes is plenty large enough to demonstrate that mismanagement of farm land can destroy the fertility of that land.