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Re:Images of Los Angeles when it was covered in wetlands by abhishek0318 on Monday March 05, 2018 @07:12AM (#16520475)
The history of US fascinates me as a foreigner. How it went from a totally unknown land to a super power within few centuries.
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Re:Images of Los Angeles when it was covered in wetlands by maxxxxx on Monday March 05, 2018 @08:24AM (#16520850)
In places like LA it only took a few decades from the late 1800s on. Almost like China now.
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Re:Images of Los Angeles when it was covered in wetlands by handedness on Monday March 05, 2018 @02:43PM (#16523756)
If that interests you, The Accidental Superpower provides the best overview of the subject I've found.
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Re:Images of Los Angeles when it was covered in wetlands by mwilliaams on Monday March 05, 2018 @02:14PM (#16523532)
In short, lots of land and resources, and then coming out on top after both world wars.
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