Quite possibly the first world-fusion dance party in New England history…
SOURCE: The Voyage of Martin Pring, 1603 as archived at the Wisconsin Historical Society.
For images of gitterns, see wikipedia’s “Gittern” article >>
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[…] Pring’s men have now spent several weeks harvesting as much valuable sassafras as they possibly can, so that they can send “speedie contentment” to their investors back in England. Suddenly, the natives seem to have soured on these profit-minded guests. Alas! Do you remember how joyfully this whole encounter started out? […]
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