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Startup Nation: The Country That Invented Itself
- domano 6y ago>> How did the United States of America achieve this miraculous feat? How was an empty space on a map, a vast and roaring wilderness, so utterly transformed in a few short centuries? Wow, empty space, huh?
- fouc 6y agoThe article doesn't mention slavery or Native Americans, but the mentioned book Americana by Bhu Srinivasan apparently does go over the economic impact of those.
- ChaitanyaSai 6y agoThe phrase "empty space on a map" speaks to the ignorance of the map creators, the early explorers. All three books talk about the exploitation of natives and slaves.