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027:The Cannibal Cruise of 1741

Episode Notes

This episode is something else. We deep dive into the year 1741 with some fun wine and our safety beverages (Dr. Pepper) along the way. Randi covers the first half with story  of THE DISCOVERY OF ALASKA by the Russians. Karina tells us a tale of the Cannibal Cruise : the SeaFlower then leads into the realities of colonization for the poor white man. Pocket meat is discussed at length. 

Sources: 

• A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
• https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/1700?amount=50000#:~:text=%2450%2C000%20in%201700%20is%20equivalent,cumulative%20price%20increase%20of%207%2C805.41%25.
• Alan Boraas, P. (2001, November). A timeline of Kenai Peninsula History. Retrieved from Kenai Peninsula College:https://sites.kpc.alaska.edu/anthropology/files/2014/08/Concise-History-of-the-Kenai-Peninsula.pdf
• Gibson, J. R. (2026). Vitus Bering. Retrieved from Unicersity of Calgary: https://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic35-3-438.pdf
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