Another beautiful vignette cover from Adventure. Just over a century ago this era of history held romantic fascination for the public. Since then we have come to demonize the colonization of our country and the subjugation of the natives by these adventurers. I understand the feeling but I tend to temper my judgment by looking at the times that the events took place and the mindset our country held when this was published. Sure, from our "enlightened" point of view, this was not a time in history to be proud of. However, acting like it never happened or trying to eliminate it from our collective memories will only allow these kind of acts to happen again. If we don't learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. A trope, but true nonetheless.
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