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I’m an average person from the mid-Atlantic colonies during the time of the American revolution. I’m not well off, but I’m not poor either. Would I, or someone of my background, be likely to support American independence?

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When did it become possible for a person of average means to have their photograph taken?

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Why did beards, after being out of fashion for over a century, become so common in 19th century Europe & America?

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Historians, what are the best & worst books & or essays published within your field of expertise & study?

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Was Emiliano Zapata in any way influenced by the ideas of Ricardo Flores Magon?

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Why were the communists able to win the Russian civil war, & not the Finnish civil war? Was it because the communist movement wasn’t as strong in Finland, or was it because of the military aspect of the conflict?

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What was the contemporary reaction to the expulsion of the anarchists from the first international in 1872?

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How accurate is CCK Philosophy’s “German Revolution” video series? Are there any historiographical or scholarly errors I should be aware of while watching it, & I are there any better places to get an accessible overview of it?

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How accurate is this video series on the German Revolution of 1918-1919?

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Several of the early presidents of the United States such as George Washington & Thomas Jefferson were reportedly avid anglers (IE fishermen). What angling techniques & gear would they have been using?

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I’m an average person from the mid-Atlantic colonies during the time of the American revolution. I’m not well off, but I’m not poor either. Would I, or someone of my background, be likely to support American independence?	8
When did it become possible for a person of average means to have their photograph taken?	8
Why did beards, after being out of fashion for over a century, become so common in 19th century Europe & America?	7
Historians, what are the best & worst books & or essays published within your field of expertise & study?	6
Was Emiliano Zapata in any way influenced by the ideas of Ricardo Flores Magon?	6
Why were the communists able to win the Russian civil war, & not the Finnish civil war? Was it because the communist movement wasn’t as strong in Finland, or was it because of the military aspect of the conflict?	6
What was the contemporary reaction to the expulsion of the anarchists from the first international in 1872?	5
How accurate is CCK Philosophy’s “German Revolution” video series? Are there any historiographical or scholarly errors I should be aware of while watching it, & I are there any better places to get an accessible overview of it?	4
How accurate is this video series on the German Revolution of 1918-1919?	4
Several of the early presidents of the United States such as George Washington & Thomas Jefferson were reportedly avid anglers (IE fishermen). What angling techniques & gear would they have been using?	4