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Shell Game: A True Account of Beads and Money in North America

by Jerry Martien · 1996

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A unique and extraordinary investigation into the nature of money and the origins of our present indebtedness, Shell Game is the account of a tragic misunderstanding between colonists and native Americans and the monumental repercussions that followed.

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Native AmericanNative AmericanMore like thisLess of thiswealthwealthMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 240 pages

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