027:The Cannibal Cruise of 1741

This episode is something else. We deep dive into the year 1741 with some fun wine and our safety beverages (Dr. Pepper) along the way. Randi covers the first half with story  of THE DISCOVERY OF ALASKA by the Russians. Karina tells us a tale of the Cannibal Cruise : the SeaFlower then leads into the realities of colonization for the poor white man. Pocket meat is discussed at length.  Sources:  A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/1700?amount=50000#:~:text=%2450%2C000%20in%201700%20is%20equivalent,cumulative%20price%20increase%20of%207%2C805.41%25. Alan Boraas, P. (2001, November). A timeline of Kenai Peninsula History. Retrieved from Kenai Peninsula College:https://sites.kpc.alaska.edu/anthropology/files/2014/08/Concise-History-of-the-Kenai-Peninsula.pdf Gibson, J. R. (2026). Vitus Bering. Retrieved from Unicersity of Calgary: https://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic35-3-438.pdf Grinev, A. (2020, July). Natives and Creoles of Alaska in the maritime service in Russian America. Retrieved from Research Gate:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347791655_Natives_and_Creoles_of_Alaska_in_the_maritime_service_in_Russian_America Lay, P. (2017, March). The Alaska Purchase. Retrieved from History Today: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/alaska-purchase#:~:text=After%20an%20all%2Dnight%20negotiating,untamed%20territory%20of%20this%20size. Meeting of Frontiers. (2000). Russian Discovery. Retrieved from Libraary of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/collections/meeting-of-frontiers/articles-and-essays/alaska/russian-discovery/ National Parks Service. (2024, August). Attuans WWII Experience. Retrieved from National Parks Service: https://www.nps.gov/aleu/learn/historyculture/attuans-wwii-experience.htm Russian Life. (2017, March). The Year Russia discovered America. Retrieved from Russian Life: https://russianlife.com/the-russia-file/1741-the-year-russia-discovered-america/ Let us know what you're sippin' :Instagram.com/SipAndSaga_Society/Facebook.com/SipAndSaga/sipandsaga.onlineThank you to those who support the Society including :Trey Boles  for our wonderful intro and outro music!