article on the name "America"

[David A. Daniel]

He neglects to mention that the reason Amerigo's Mundus Novus booklet became
such a bestseller - and thus his name known to history - was his titillating
description of the screw-anything-that-moves sex lives of the natives.
DAD


If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?

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"How America got its name: The surprising story of an obscure scholar, an
adventurer's letter, and a pun" by Toby Lester, Boston Globe July 4, 2010:
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/07/04/where_america_re
ally_came_from/?page=full

Stephen

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