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California Miners Once Tried To Start “The Great Republic Of Rough And Ready” (Cool Weird Awesome 983)
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California Miners Once Tried To Start “The Great Republic Of Rough And Ready” (Cool Weird Awesome 983)

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California Miners Once Tried To Start “The Great Republic Of Rough And Ready” (Cool Weird Awesome 983)

Today in 1850, a man in California decided to start his own country. While it didn’t last, and may not have happened at all, the name is unforgettable: the Great Republic of Rough and Ready.

By Brady Carlson|2024-04-07T08:01:47-04:00April 7, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: candy, chocolate, Easter, micronations, Rough and Ready CA, Wales|

Ernest Hemingway’s Brother Tried To Make Half Of A Raft Into A Country (Cool Weird Awesome 578)
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Ernest Hemingway’s Brother Tried To Make Half Of A Raft Into A Country (Cool Weird Awesome 578)

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Ernest Hemingway’s Brother Tried To Make Half Of A Raft Into A Country (Cool Weird Awesome 578)

Like his famous brother Ernest, who was born today in 1899, Leicester Hemingway was a novelist and a storyteller. But Leicester did something even Ernest never did: he created his own micronation.

By Brady Carlson|2024-07-21T09:21:00-04:00July 21, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: micronations, potatoes|