Show Notes
Claire and Prof. Peter Mancall remind listeners that all those places were named after a real guy, who might still be alive since we don’t technically know what happened to him.
Guest Our guest Peter Mancall is a Professor of History, Anthropology, and Economics at the University of Southern California. His newest book Contested Continent: The Struggle for North America c. 1000-1680 is available here. Visit his website here.
Sensitive Themes & Topics Genocide, racial violence, child abuse, child death, murder, corporal punishment, starvation
Credits - Host & Executive Producer: Claire E. Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin, or check out her website. - Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website. - Music: Marshall Dean Williams - Multitude: multitude.productions
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