Tag: 18th century

Bitesized History: the Code Noir and Mercantilism in Jewish Mobile, Alabama

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Tidbits of Colonial Mobile’s Economic and Legal History Through a 19th century Jewish Lens The rare book “A History of the Jews of Mobile,” a brief monograph published by Springhill Avenue Temple rabbi Alfred Geiger Moses in 1876 on the Jewish history of my hometown Mobile, AL, and now available online, records some fascinating facts.  I’ll … Continue reading “Bitesized History: the Code Noir and Mercantilism in Jewish Mobile, Alabama”

George Washington’s Ideas about Technology and Transportation Infrastructure Offer Lessons for Today’s U.S.

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An Independence Day post (belated) – bloggery for the Founders We would do well to mark the 4th not with the flag-waving militarism and “fighting for freedom” boo-yahs that typify so many public Independence Day events, and focus on the thing that Independence Day was really commemorating: the Declaration of Independence (adopted prior to large-scale … Continue reading “George Washington’s Ideas about Technology and Transportation Infrastructure Offer Lessons for Today’s U.S.”