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Jun 2019
44m 13s

Why Bother with the Seventeenth Century?...

Wondery / Patrick Wyman
About this episode
Friend of the show Keith Pluymers returned for a great chat about fuel, environmental history, and why the seventeenth century is worth studying. You can listen to the back catalog of Tides of History, completely ad-free, only on Stitcher Premium. For a free month of Stitcher Premium, go to stitcherpremium.com/wondery and use promo code WONDERY. Support th ... Show More
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